First stop, Cairns!

I ventured into Cairns making my way to the local supermarket, I always found it exciting exploring different supermarkets, their foods, the pricing, isles, offers and the hot counter. So a sandwich made in the supermarket was 10 dollars, this seemed a lot but I did fancy a sandwich so I price checked a loaf of bread and a pack of ham to see if the price was justified. I soon learnt that instead of spending 10 dollars on a  sandwich, I could buy it separately and make 15 ham sandwiches, that never failed to amaze me, bought separately you could make multiple amounts – so why didn’t people? I’m no stranger to sitting on a park bench assembling my own DIY sandwich from Tescos’ with the extra satisfaction knowing you can accurately calculate the calories perfectly when adding no butter or mayo.

I’d often employ this tactic in restaurants seeing if I could mix and match my meal cheaper by myself with the extras and sides. I know I sound completely tight but that’s not why I do it, I don’t actually order my meal in parts, but I do get a weird satisfaction when I know I’ve out smarted the “Menu Pricer” for that establishment, you should try it, it’s pretty addictive!!

But anyway, I didn’t buy either, I didn’t want one expensive sandwich nor did I want the ingredients for 15 sandwiches, I was only peckish afterall.

Opting not to set up a ham sandwich factory in the middle of the park, I went for an ambitious stroll all around the harbour. I couldn’t wait to reach the beach so I asked someone where I could find it and was laughed at, “its Cairns, we have coral, no beach!”. WTF?? Clearly my Ozzy plan of just wingin’ it had a few flaws but I was still pretty confident, I am travelled, not much can throw me off I thought??

In replace of the beach, they did have a beautiful lagoon with a swimming pool, life-guards and free BBQ’s you can use! I think the free BBQ’S were the first “Ahh Haah” moment I had in Australia. I couldn’t believe it, I even stopped to chat to the couple below who told me the Council provide them. What fresh slice of heaven was this? One could even be convinced the Australian Government encourages their citizens to have the best time living here! No wonder it was so hard to get a permanent visa or even entry into the country, I wasn’t even convinced I was worthy!!

After seeing the lagoon area, I quickly rushed back to the hostel, put my bikini on and headed back to the pool. It was bloody boiling and I couldn’t wait to get involved. Arriving back at the pool, I’d brought some apple ciders with me, they were delish, exactly the right taste the day needed. Of course, I was shut down when security told me no alcohol was allowed by the pool, however, my bubble could not burst!!

TBC