I had an eight-hour ride on the Greyhound today. Luckily the Greyhounds here are very nice; they even show movies. Crappy movies, though. First we were subjected to the surreal "Operation Dumbo Drop," which I did my best to ignore. It's a strange movie because it's a happy Disney-fied version of Vietnam where nobody swears or gets killed. Equally eerie is that it stars Dennis Leery, the comedian who became famous about ten years ago for is profane act. He's the guy who sings the song "I'm an Asshole," which for some strange reason is popular here. Next up was Twister, which I saw about seven years ago.

When I got off the bus in Airlie Beach, the three guys from my diving class, including my former buddy, were waiting on the platform. They say they had a good time here, and did a sailing trip where they saw more fish than in Cairns.

There is only one guy in my six-bed dorm room, a Korean who barely speaks English. It's a shame we can't communicate, since I'd like to ask him about what he thinks about North Korea's nuclear anouncement. After having a room to myself for the last four nights, I wouldn't mind having roommates. In fact, you need some if you want to have someone to go out drinking with, since that's what you do here. I walked around town (just a street) a bit, but am not one to go into nightclubs by myself, so I went to bed early.