May 29 - El Arish to Cairns - 128 km

We didn't have any muesli for breakfast and had intended to get breakfast at Innisfail but imagine our surprise when we got up at 6:00 am and a coffee/snack van had set up next to us.  We had coffee and breakfast before we got on our way.


When we got in yesterday, there was the usual signs about crocs and what not to do, but although we like to live dangerously we camped a reasonable distance from the creek.  Turns out there is a 14 foot croc in the creek behind where my tent is. 


 The guy from the coffee van has it as the first question in his FAQ.  Read the FAQs, they are quite funny.

Headed off for Cairns.  Stopped at Edmonton for lunch and then headed for the YHA.

A kind but simple girl at YHA when she heard I had cycled from Coffs to Cairns thought I was here for the Ironman competition.  I think I will give her a signed copy of this photo.




We showered and organised ourselves for getting home.  We got bike boxes from the LBS, Trinity Cycleworks and Joe packed up his bike for the trip home.


We went out for dinner to a restaurant called The Salt House and had a great feed of shellfish and a few cheese platters.  As you can see from this photo, Joe had too much to drink and started getting silly.  Fortunately, being both more mature and relatively sober I was able to look after him.  Word of advice...get Joe drunk at your own risk, its not pretty.


Saw quite a few dead cane toads as we came further north.  Joe is working out a way to harness live ones to his bike.  He has worked out how to keep them together and attach them to the bike, he just has to learn how to steer them and get them jumping at the same time.