Say Hello to my little friend.

I have been riding dirt bikes most of life and I have always wanted a street bike. So I finally got one. After looking for months online, I went with a friend of mine to a bunch of different dealerships and looked and sat on all the bikes I was considering. We hit the Ducati dealership last because that is the one I liked the most and wanted to see everything else first.

After riding her for the 1st time, I fell in love and knew she was the perfect bike for me. Say hello to the Ducati Multistrada 620.

Birthday Dive

I have always wanted to dive on my birthday and finally after 6 years of being certified, I got my wish. I went out on the Island Time with Scubalab's John Brumm, John Francis and Bill Kendig. I couldnt of picked a better day, the surface temp was 72 and stayed around that until about 35 feet. There were several thermoclines and at 100 feet it dropped down to 54 degrees. Needless to say, after the first deep part of the dive, I stayed shallow for the rest of the day. We did 3 dives and I was able to get some shots.

Here is a Spanish Shaw

A nice size Lingcod

The lobster were everyone, they always know when its not the season.

There was no cake or candles on the boat, so I blew a bubble ring instead.

Pub Review

One of the best parts of Cairns is the nightlife. Since it is huge vacation/holiday spot, every night is like Saturday. There were alot of new clubs and pubs that opened since the last time I was there. All of them within walkin distance of one another, for your pub crawls. I meant to take pics of the outside of each one but never got around to it, or I just didnt remember to do it when I was there.

1st and foremost the most famous pub and one of the best is The Woolshed. Famous for being full of backpackers dancing on the tables. They also serve food if you get there early enough. Oh and on Wednesdays they have wet tshirt contests around midnight, but I didnt go there....twice.


My other favorite pub was the Rhino Bar. Plenty of drink specials, 3 pool tables and big outside patio. It seemed evernight they had a different theme or special going on. Thursday is free Champaign to the ladies.

If you're looking for a good Irish Pub to grab a Guinness, then P.J. O'Briens is the place for you. Its also one of the good pubs that is open during the day. At nights they live bands, Coyote Girl Dancers on the bar, and of course loud music to dance too.

The Courthouse is also a cool place to go. It has a huge outside area, and during the world cup they had a 30 foot screen set up to show the games. Of course the games never started before 11pm so if you wanted to stay up all night outside watching the games, head there. Its also a hotel if you dont want to walk far at the end of the night.

Honorable mention goes to Gilligans. Like the Courthouse it is also a hotel/resort. The bar has a nice pool and outside area. I think a saw a pool table or two inside too. But the music is more hip-hop, house and techno.

This review is sponsored by Australia's best beer, XXXX Gold. Despite Americas common misconception they dont even drink Fosters in Australia. Fosters is for the birds.

Last Night in Cairns

cFor our last night in Cairns we went back to the Casino because it was Salsa Dancing night. Even Memere came along and hung out until 11pm. It was one the our best nights in Cairns, they had a live band and drink specials on Cuban rum drinks.

After Mum, Mick and Memere headed home, we headed over to the Rhino Bar and met up with everyone else and stayed out till the morning until I had to head back to catch our flight. (Side note, a 14 hour flight goes by much quicker when you sleep most of the way.)

Lagoon and Muddys

After the Rain Forest we headed over to the Lagoon for some more pics before we left

And then down the street to Muddys, which is a great kids park they put in right by the bay. Its really big and tons of stuff for the kids to play on.

Rain Forest on top of the Casino

A little late updating, but on Thursday before we left we went to the Rain Forest Exhibit on top of the Casino. It was pretty cool. They had a lot of different animals and birds. Of course the main attraction was the Koalas

Among the birds that they had flying free inside the dome, were bats. It was day time so they were sleeping until I starting taking pics of them. Damn those tourists.

Here is a shot of all of us