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The Northern Drive downwards...
A LOT has happened in the past 6 days so I'll try and summarise it as best as I can!
Sunday we were still in Cairns and after a semi-quiet night at Calypso Inn we had a long day up in the rainforest. We took the skyrail for 90 minutes over the Australian rainforest, and with the rain being non-stop since the previous night, the ride had an … -
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Sleeping with the stars
What can I say?!? Whitsundays was just absolutely amazing, the whole experience from sailing away, Whitsunday Island and Whitehaven Beach, snorkelling, amazing views and sunsets and sleeping on the deck of the boat, hanging out with the stars!
I was apprehensive about doing the 3 days and 2 nights trip to the islands, mainly because I hadn …
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Mount Larcom
After the joys of the Whitsunday Islands the following day we decided to make some progress as we plunged south on Highway 1. Mackay didn't bring the chunky slab of carrot cake we had been hoping for after we had heard on the radio it was a ...
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On to the Whitsundays
After a few hours of sleep I'm off to the airport to fly to Hamilton Island where I'm tasked with finding a hotel room on arrival. They are all quite expensive and I get myself a bungalow which isn't as nice as it should be for the price, but I ...
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The Great Barrier Reef
Despite my best efforts, I can't find anyone who will do an overnight sailing trip because the minimum needed is two and I decide it isn't worth the extra money. Instead, I wind up doing a day boat trip. I hop on the boat bright and early ...
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Touchdown in Queensland
... I'm in Queensland! This is the last leg of my Australian tour, ten days of East Coast adventure: I'm planning to visit the Whitsunday Islands for a bit of sailing, and also do a self drive tour across Fraser Island (the world's largest sand ...
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Sailing the Whitsundays
In less than four hours I'll be setting sail for the Whitsunday Islands on board the twelve berth 1928 classic gaff rigged ketch known as "Ron of Argyll". This vessel has a lot of history (King George V was a regular crew member and Marilyn Monroe a ...
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Final leg of the road trip - Gold Coast to Cairns
... escorted from the park. Departing quickly out of Beerwah, we headed for our next destination; Airlie Beach - gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. Along this route the roads were flanked by sugar cane fields for hundreds and hundred of kilometres. ...
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Wet and Windy in the Whitsundays - Day 2
... or no bush. We headed through some trees along a track to a height of 450ish metres and the highest point on Whitsunday Island. The Brits and the Germans did Europe proud pushing forward all the way. One Aussie group rushed ahead and then turned ...
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What a load of croc!!
... to Airlie Beach which is a horrible place and a real backpackers Central but we were here as it is the base to explore the Whitsunday Islands and all the main sailing companies are here. You can do anything from a morning to a 3 week trip around the ...
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Sun , Sun , Beach , Sun , Beach...
... next day I got a shark tooth necklace at the local market which has been my dream since I arrived here. Then , I left for the Whitsunday Islands. The trip was two nights on a sailing/motor boat with a stop over at White haven beach which is part of the ...
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Sailing...
... in a variety of languages, we arrived bright and early at our destination, Airlie Beach. Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Whitsunday islands, and many people stop here to chill for a day or two before heading out sailing, snorkeling and/or diving. ...
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