On Good Friday, everything was closed, but luckily the weather was amazing. It was probably 25-30 degrees and sunny. A group of us went down to the beach and spent the day sunbathing and swimming. Friday night was a really quiet night for me because everything was closed, so we weren’t able to go out anywhere. However, my room was right across the hall from the common room, and there was a pretty big party going on in there, so it was pretty loud. I was still exhausted enough from the couple late nights I had before that I was able to fall asleep fairly quickly though.
On Saturday, my last day in Melbourne, I got up early to skype home, and then made my way into the city to go see Federation Square. Even though it was Easter Weekend, it was still bustling with people. There was a huge book sale going on, but I wasn’t quite finished with my current book, so I wasn’t able to sell or trade it, but I did manage to purchase a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while for fairly cheap. After Fed Square, I took the tram back to Albert Park, and spent a little while wandering around there. I then stopped at the South Melbourne Market, and bought a few ingredients for dinner that night. Since it was my last night in Melbourne, we had a big party, starting with us sitting around drinking goon. That is definitely one thing I will not miss about Australia. The goon is dirt cheap, but kind of gross. We then all went out to a club with a live band. It was overall a pretty good night.
Sunday morning I got up real early to pack my stuff and head to the airport. I got to the airport at about 10 and was able to get on a flight to Cairns at 11:30, and arrived in Cairns at about 3. I made my way to the hostel, and within 2 hours of checking in, someone in my room stole all my cash. It was just $100, but when you’re in the end leg of your journey, $100 can make a big difference. Needless to say, I moved rooms right away, not that it made much difference because my cash was already gone. I booked my scuba trip on the reef (starting Thursday!!!), and had dinner, and an early night.
Today, Monday, I had a nice long lie-in, went grocery shopping, and basically just explored the area. I looked into day-trips, but I haven’t decided on anything as of now. I found out that even though my hostel is just metres away from the beach, we’re not allowed to swim in the ocean because of the crocodiles and jellyfish. A bit of a bummer, but there is a massive pool called The Lagoon right beside the beach, so that’s ok. I spent some time sunbathing and swimming there today.