Blogs from Daydream Island, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Hey everyone :) Have just been to the Whitsundays this week and it was unquestionable stunning walking out onto Whitehaven beach was the most incredible view ive ever seen! so we did a party boat tour around the whitsundays called 'the clipper' was fun and met some really nice people from all over the world lots of canadians, sweeds, dutch and northeners! but all makes an interesting few conversations! met a german last night and had an indepth discussion about Hitler and the nazis! ha we did some brillaint snorkling (chloe had never been so we held hands throughout screaming when we saw a jelly fish and breathed a sign of relif when we passed through a barrier just like on finding nemo off the shore line... scarey stuff!) seing as the tiny ones (irukanju)are the ... read more

Hi everyone We're here on daydream island safe and sound. We sat on the beach today and although you can't swim in the sea the pool was close by and very very large. Later on as we were reading our books two wallabies bounced right by us on the sand. They came over really close probably looking for food. The photos are really good and we'll show you back home. We're heading back to the mainland tomorrow, catch you soon, x ... read more

The big trip to the Great Barrier Reef! The day started really badly (and not just because we got up at 7) with high winds and a really choppy sea! We were even more apprehensive when told that all the staff on the boat were taking seasickness pills. We soon followed suit! It turns out that the winds were just touching 30 knots and that they cancel if they reach 33. As it turned out the 2.5 hour trip to the lagoon pontoon has nothing on crossing the English Channel. Though this is where we decided to kick our budget into touch and we each paid $399 to fly the return leg! The pontoon was cool, it had an underwater observation deck, two platforms for snorkling and best of all a water slide! In all we ... read more

Today we did nothing! Ah the joy! We spent all day sitting around the pool reading our books and going for the odd dip! The evening was spent watching the movie "Fools Gold" outside on the big screen. Not quite as good as Fiji due to better technology (it lost some of the charm) and poorer seating! Afterwards on our walk back to our room we marvelled at the night sky in all it's glory and more Wallabies! ... read more

We had a really early start today having to catch the 08:30 flight to Hamilton! The day didn't start great as our requested taxi failed to turn up, so we started the 2 km walk to the bus transfer only to get half way and stop a taxi and bypass the bus for a direct trip (that'll mean one less ice cream (for Charlie))! Daydream island couldn't be more different than Octopus, as it's a lot more commercial. Though this doesn't stop it from being the ideal place to recoup. It seems weird but after fifty odd days we're both ready for a holiday! Our room is luxurious and has two double beds, not sure what Charlie is trying to say! We spent the afternoon around the pool reading and going for the odd dip! The ... read more