Today was a travel day, so there's not an awful lot to report. We left the hotel just past 7 to catch our flight to Cairns (protip: the Virgin Australia Airpass is really good if you have three or more flights in Australia, because it's cheaper than the fares you'll find on VA or Jetstar using Kayak, and it includes a checked bag too. Win.)
Sydney airport
Sydney CBD (downtown, in American)
Reef islands off the Queensland coast as you approach Cairns
Cairns itself is fairly sparse -- it's very much a tourist-focused town, and one that's used as a base camp to go to other places. Tons of hostels, travel agencies, cheap restaurants and pubs, but not much in the way of sights. Pigeon Forge, TN, came to mind, but that's unfair; Cairns isn't offensive, it's a transit point. Curiously, Cairns has no beach, just a giant mud flat:
As a consequence, they've built a large pool, with some sand by the side, and a walkway by the shore named the Esplanade:
Since there wasn't a whole lot to do (and I'm dodging a cold), we got lunch at the mall, and watched Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. In 3D. Aww yeah.
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