who needs sleep?

Apparently not me because the world seems to be conspiring against me getting any. I was in bed at 9 the night before last only to hear the beginnings of a very loud concert. Two Australian bands, Silverchair and Powderfinger, were having a hige concert in Cairns pretty much next door to my hostel. So while I did not get to sleep I did get to hear the whole concert for free! I eventually did fall asleep only to be woken up not much later by a very drunk Frenchman who was making very loud kissing noises into his phone. Finally someone got up and told him to be quiet much more nicely than I would have and after replying that it was his best girlfriend in the world he did either hang up or move his converation elsewhere. I was again very excited to get lots of sleep last night since I had no tours or classes to be up for but around 7 one of the hostel's neighbors decided it was a really good time to play the drums. I might just have to wait until I get home to catch up on sleep.
Yesterday I went on a tour to the Atherton Tablelands, which I thought was going to be some good hiking to see some waterfalls. It ended up being just a few short walks to see the impressive Cathedral fig Tree and two waterfalls. sadly, i dropped my camera onto the cement at lunch and it would not work for the rest of the afternoon (it is working again now) so i have no pictures of the waterfalls. Nor do I have any pictures of the wild cassowary we saw, a huge, scary bird that is extremely endangered. Again the trip was nice but a little rushed and I wish i could have spent a few days exploring the tablelands. I am leaving Cairns this afternoon for Darwin, at the very top of Australia, to go on a three day tour of Kakadu national park, so I won't be writing for a few more days. I have decided to wait until I get to Perth in a bout a week where I will have free internet to post pictures.