Flew to Cairns today, to visit The Great Barrier Reef.
We had fun at the airport. There is a 10kg limit per person for carry- on luggage and also a 10 kg limit for checked luggage. Our two checked bags totaled 24 kg. Our carry-on was well below. The penalty was 25 dollars per kg. 100 dollars, almost the price of a ticket. We were allowed to rearrange our suitcases, so that the checked ins were 20 kg. we put it in our carry-on bags. Now does that make any sense? The total baggage we took on was exactly the same! Do you really save on fuel costs by having 4 extra kg in the overhead compartments?
The company was a economy flight company, bare boned. Everything was extra. The one thing I did not check was the toilet paper dispenser.
The other thing was that the plane was a new Airbus 320. It has the new seats which have no metal parts, and they are thinner in the back. More rows. They were quite comfortable. There were also front and rear entrances, making getting on and of more efficient.
The weather in Cairns was very different from Melbourne. 16 in Melbourne, 30 in Cairns.
Cairns is a pretty little town, surrounded by good sized hills, very lush, and right on the ocean. Tourism is the main industry. There are at least 3 travel agencies on every block, selling tours to the Reef, to the tropical jungles, to the interior.
Cairns reminded me of an old west town. The sidewalks run under the balconies of the buildings lining the streets. Very laid back.
The water front is beautiful. A lovely esplanade along the beach, and a fantastic swimming pool, right at the edge of the ocean. There are yoga classes at 6 every morning.
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY.
We had fun at the airport. There is a 10kg limit per person for carry- on luggage and also a 10 kg limit for checked luggage. Our two checked bags totaled 24 kg. Our carry-on was well below. The penalty was 25 dollars per kg. 100 dollars, almost the price of a ticket. We were allowed to rearrange our suitcases, so that the checked ins were 20 kg. we put it in our carry-on bags. Now does that make any sense? The total baggage we took on was exactly the same! Do you really save on fuel costs by having 4 extra kg in the overhead compartments?
The company was a economy flight company, bare boned. Everything was extra. The one thing I did not check was the toilet paper dispenser.
The other thing was that the plane was a new Airbus 320. It has the new seats which have no metal parts, and they are thinner in the back. More rows. They were quite comfortable. There were also front and rear entrances, making getting on and of more efficient.
The weather in Cairns was very different from Melbourne. 16 in Melbourne, 30 in Cairns.
Cairns is a pretty little town, surrounded by good sized hills, very lush, and right on the ocean. Tourism is the main industry. There are at least 3 travel agencies on every block, selling tours to the Reef, to the tropical jungles, to the interior.
Cairns reminded me of an old west town. The sidewalks run under the balconies of the buildings lining the streets. Very laid back.
The water front is beautiful. A lovely esplanade along the beach, and a fantastic swimming pool, right at the edge of the ocean. There are yoga classes at 6 every morning.
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY.
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