We arrived in Airlie beach just after 9am, it was in beautiful lush green hilly surroundings, with a gorgeous marina - flat sea, turqouise glinting water, palm trees hugged the shoreline, and sail boats rocked gently in the breeze. We weren't allowed to check in till 11, so me and Phil went for a wander, getting some food and bumping into Rich. I bought myself my very first piece of dive gear - a mask and snorkel - no more manky masks filled with other people's spit! We sat on the sweeping shingle beach and soaked up some sun before check in. I re-met Zoe and Phil, the Geordie couple, confirming my suspicions that we were leading parallel lives... Our hostel, Magnums, was nice, if a little bed bug and mice infested. Pottered around doing odds
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