Blogs from Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 37

So, you may be wondering what we've been up to! We have covered nearly 2000kms since our last entry and taken in a lot. The rainforest and tropical queensland is now behind us! We embarked for our 3 days sailing around the whitsunday islands from airlie beach. we took advantage of a sunny afternoon and began the process of pimpin' our ride- see pics! the islands are stunning and the views from our ex-America's Cup racing yacht made a magical weekend.we met some great friends and enjoyed some of the most fascinating corals and fish since arriving in Australia. simply the only word to sum up the whole experience is AMAZING! the sand has never been whiter, the water never clearer and the company and lifestyle was a pleasant surprise and change from our dirty ... read more

Awoken by the loud noise of the ancor being raised. It was 6:00am. Got out of the incredibly tight bed and got dressed before climbing up onto deck. It was cool but the sky was clear so we were in for another beautiful day. Had Breakfast. Before long we reached Whitsunday Island and tonge cove. We then got our gear together (beach gear, stinger suites.) then took the speed boat to the adjacent beach. Once there we took the 1km hike up the hill to a viewing point overlooking the magnificent Whitsunday beach. The sand was so white (apparently so fine its like flour) and the water incredibly turquoise. Once we had taken some photos we made the sort trip down to the beach and put our stinger suits on (head gear included). Being the ... read more

Arrived at Airlie Beach ( so called party capital of the coast, though not that great really!) and booked onto our voyage around the Whitsundays aboard 'Freight Train' ( daft name i know!). We headed out early the next am for 3 days of sailing - prospects were good and the wind was due to be up to 20 knots for the next few days, so some proper sailing was defo on the cards! We climbed aboard our 60ft floating home for the next 3 days, and it was definately a boat built for speed rather than luxury ( guess it had to be being a Maxi Sail boat!). The 'living' area down below was ridiculously small for 20 odd people, and the bunks were just wide enough to lie flat ( only just!!). We ... read more

Leaving Magnetic Island and my birthday Australasia » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays By JenztravelsApril 14th 2007 I have now left Magnetic which I was so sad about. I was having a great time and I had such a lovely birthday. Carina, Shona and Tatjana all came to help me celebrate and everyone there made it the best 21st I could have asked for. I got presents from people, a cake, and lots of drink. Tatjana and I have now come to Lindeman Island in the Whitsundays to work at Club Med. Pepe is here too, the French girl that I lived in Melbourne with. The bus journey was good on the way here, it... read more

ok so finally got round to writing about the whitsundays, we are here on magnetic island and are on tsunami watch as there was an earthqucke on the solomon islands and they had a mini tsunami so have a few minutes to spare.....hopefully not my last! so the whitsundays were absolutely amazing. you really cant believe anywhere in this world could be so beautiful. white haven beach was amzaing. the colours in the sea take your breath away. our boat was called the waltzing matilda and we did a 3 day 2 night sailing trip. we got to drive the boat and help with the sails etc. which was cool. there wetre 15 of us including the 2 crew altogerther so only a small number which was really good. again we were lucky and had ... read more