Blogs from Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 40

We left Rainbow Beach on the evening of December 27th, taking the overnight bus to Airlie Beach, where we would embark on our sailing trip. We got into Airlie in the morning, organizing our stuff to take on the boat, and leaving the rest at Peterpans Travel for the two nights we'd be gone. The trip was awesome, even if our group was a little quiet for our taste. We went snorkelling, saw Whitehaven Beach in a huge storm (rain from EVERY angle, it was pelting us...) and saw a few turtles, some huge fish, and even a dolphin off the side of our boat. We were on the Clipper, the largest sailboat on the whitsundays i believe! It holds like 65 people, has a huge deck and a saloon down below. it was quite comfortable ... read more

Easy like Sunday mornings huh! This is paradise. Hamilton Island is more beautiful than the photos portray - part of the 74 Whitsunday Islands, Hamilton is one of six inhabited islands. A small resort, this island has a community-like feel to it with everything within walking distance. The beach is across the road, and although only a small stretch, it is perfect - as we found out on Christmas Day. We spent Christmas Day on the beach of course, reading, sleeping and watching the waves - Christmas dinner was spent at the hotel's restaurant - crackers & hats at all the trimmings, it felt like Christmas and strange that we were a million miles away from home - in the sun..(I'm grinning now) Boxing Day, we felt a little adventurous and booked us (with a little ... read more

Seasons Greetings to you all! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to set sail for 3 days/3 nights on the beautiful sun-drenched Whitsundays on board a 28' Maxi Yacht, called "Spank Me." Yes, the name did worry me too but I did go on a recommendation from some fellow backpackers! I had visions of a Club 18-30 style sailing trip, enough to force anyone overboard! But I was pleasantly surprised and had a fantastic 3 days sailing and diving on/under the turquoise waters of the Whitsundays! Ok...so it rained for the first two days but I'll only put up my photos from the third day so as not to shatter the illusion for you all! We set sail from Airlie Beach on the Friday afternoon, twenty-two of us on board with four ... read more

03/12/06 - 04/12/06 Whitsunday Islands I have to start this entry with Sunday night’s meal at Airlee Beach and mention the Divine Fish Bar and Divine Rum Bar in the mall next to Airlee Waterfront Backpackers. The blueberry mojitos and beer battered mackerel and chips was simply Divine. Probably the best fish meals on the planet! We decided it was time to splash out and treat ourselves to a couple of luxury experiences! After all it was a Monday morning and everyone hates Monday mornings!! ;-) We started the day with a 10 am two and a half hour champagne picnic on Whitehaven beach by seaplane. Whitehaven beach has 98% pure silica sand and is beautifully white. You can use handfuls of the wet sand to polish silver jewelry. We polished Jen’s earrings, anklet and necklace ... read more

A quick 4 day get away to Daydream Island was exactly what we needed, such a beautiful place. Can't wait to get back to the Whitsundays!!!!!!!!!!... read more