B E A Utiful!
We have just spent two nights on a boat cruising around the Whitsunday Island and the Great Barrier Reef :-) . The island is said to be the 3rd best island in the world and it isn't hard to see why. The water is absolutely clear blue so you can see everything in it, from the brightly coloured coral to the tiny white sharks that are almost transparent. The beaches are also stunning. We had a few hours to explore Whitehaven beach and the sand is so fine it looks pure white. The sand can even be used to exfoliate, polish jewellery, or whiten teeth. I tried the first two, but the later was a bit too much for me. Having sand in my mouth, no matter how pretty, is not something that appeals to me.
On the beach we also went for a paddle to see what fish we could find and we found sharks! :-) OK so they were 1 meter long and swimming around us when we weren't even knee deep in water, but, they were amazing none the less. My travel buddy (Rach) did attempt to run after one but, funnily enough, it could swim away faster than she could run through water :-O
On the reef we were given free snorkelling gear so we could do some more exploring. I got excited last time we were out on the reef because the fish were so big... but they were TINY compared to the fish we found here. The crew actually had to warn us because a lot of people see how big they are and freak out.
The boat trip itself was also great. The crew were hilarious as well as being really helpful and informative and the others on the boat were all lovely and so much fun. The food supplied was AMAZING and there was plenty of it, so fat greedy people (like Rach and I) could have seconds and thirds :-D . There was also a good supply of alcohol going around so our last night we had ourselves a little party...
The other nights aren't really very exciting in comparison. Airlie beach is still lovely though. We got very excited at the hostel as we found our room not only had an ensuite, but had an actual bath in it :-) ... with no plug... :-\ . We have also made fools of ourselves parading around the beach and the lagoon in bikinis and a santa hat! A lot of people stared, some laughed, and some even came over and asked if they could take pictures of us... who needs performing monkeys when you have performing blondes :-) Anyway, after that embarressment I am glad to be leaving Airlie tonight... even if I am going to be getting on a bus for 16 hours :-\ get ready for that blog entry...
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