Globetrotter Bente: Cairns - the tropical paradise

Our first two weeks in Cairns are already over and we feel like we are finally settling a little bit in this city. Right now Cairns is the place to be for backpackers because of the nice weather compared to the rest of Australia. That means it is a wonderful place for a holiday, but it also means job-hunting becomes harder because of more competition. We are looking and responding to many different job opportunities, but no luck yet. Except for Willem, who has been giving two hours of football practice a week. That is of course not enough to be able to manage financially but luckily we are prepared for some weeks of unemployment. We have lived in an Airbnb for the last two weeks which has been great. We are living with two danish girls who are doing their internship here and that means some nice social nights on the porch. Since most airbnbs are full and hostels are crazy expensive in Cairns at this time of year, we decided to look into some alternatives. Our idea was to save money on accomodation by going camping, which led us to the newest member of the family: Oscar!

We are staying in Cairns for the moment because we might have some job opportunies coming up, we are just waiting for answers. If nothing appropriate comes our way, we will either relocate or do some fruit picking at a farm nearby Cairns. This is not our first choice, but there are a lot of fruit farms and jobs here, so it would be a good option.

For the rest: we have been hanging out by the lagoon, cycling around, working out, going on a hike, drinking goon (which is cheap wine ) because beer is too expensive and searching for jobs. We have also been to Fitzroy island to go snorkling, but unfortunately there was quite a lot of wind and waves, so the sight at the coral reefs was not great. No turtles or koalas spotted yet, but right when we talked about how Willem started to believe the kangaroos did not really excist, we saw a lot of them hopping around in the distance.

At Fitzroy Island