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Long Island Via Townsville
7 days ago: scm84 published a blog
Long Island Via Townsville
October 23rd 2007  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
Today was a long travel day. It was up early on the road by 6:30 am. It was about 700k to the wharf to get the boat to long island. This is a day where they will leave people behind if you are not rea ... 10 photos [full story]

Whitsundays sailing trip
12 days ago: Lennart published a blog
Whitsundays sailing trip
October 27th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays we left bowen without work. we wanted to do a trip to the whitsundays and then look for work again. mango season is starting in a few weeks so if we dont find anyth ... 15 photos [full story]

14 days ago: scm84 published a blog
Long Island Day 1 and 2
October 25th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
Day 1 Long Island Today i slept in until 10:45. Breakfast i just had noodles which I had brought over from the mainland. A group of us had books and magazines and spent most of the day sunbaking, r ... [full story]

Photo rendition of the Whitsundays
23 days ago: JessicaLynn published a blog
Photo rendition of the Whitsundays
October 16th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
I <3 sailing! Hope you enjoy the photos from semester break in the middle of September :) *Leave me some lovely messages ... 6 photos [full story]

Sailing the Whitsundays
29 days ago: GoughyandJoey published a blog
Sailing the Whitsundays
October 9th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
Upon arriving back from Fraser Island we jumped on an overnight bus for the gruelling 13 hour trip up to Airlie (pronounced early) Beach for our departure point to the Whitsundays. There are many boa ... 6 photos [full story]

Heading on down the Queensland Coast
37 days ago: Sepulchre published a blog
Heading on down the Queensland Coast
September 27th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
I now left sunny tropical Cairns and its hostels which seemed to be brimming with German backpackers and headed southwards along the South Pacific coast. This time it would be different: no more ... 17 photos [full story]

41 days ago: greengirl sydney published a blog
Island Resorts of Whitsunday
September 28th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
Whitsunday - gorgeous islands, lush green trees, sunshine and corals are just a few teasers of Whitsunday. The Whitsunday lies midway along Australia 's Queensland coast which is just close to the wor ... [full story]

The Whitsunday Islands
45 days ago: ErinandJessa published a blog
The Whitsunday Islands
September 23rd 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
The Whitsunday Islands are a chain of about 70 islands off the coast of Airlie Beach, surrounded by crystal blue water, reefs loaded with fish and sea life and "officially" the most beautiful beach in ... 14 photos [full story]

Whitehaven Beach
48 days ago: herzi published a blog
Whitehaven Beach
May 30th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
Tagwache war 6 Uhr morgens. Nach einem kleinen Frühstück wurden wir wieder um 7 Uhr von unserem Campingplatz abgeholt. Mit an Bord waren diesmal auch zwei weitere Österreicher: Stefan (26, Atterse ... 26 photos [full story]

Whitsunday Cruise
54 days ago: herzi published a blog
Whitsunday Cruise
May 29th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays
Wir wurden um 7 Uhr in der Früh von unserem Caravan Park abgeholt und mit dem Bus zum Hafen "Abel Point Marina" gebracht (10min Busfahrt), wo auch schon unsere Yacht "Cruise Whitsundays" bereit stand. ... 18 photos [full story]


Whitsundays Blog Entries

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Käptn Lisa
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Ab ins Nasse!
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Beim "Angeln"
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Sonnenuntergang
Tauchen (welch sexy Anzug....)
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beim Zähneputzen
beim Zähneputzen
Poser
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Bram (Holland), Petro, Davy, Frida, Richard
Wenn man sonst nichts zu tun hat....

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