Reef O's Airlie Beach

ich bin gerade in airlie beach angekommen (wo der pc endlich mal besser ist und meine sd karte erkennt :)<br>die letzten tage war ich auf magnetic island, das war schoen entspannend und ich habe viele wanderungen gemacht um die insel zu erkunden. bei einer wanderung hatte ich auch das glueck meine ersten koalas zu ...

... adjacent to me so his feet in head makes for a most comfortable sleep! We sail around the beautiful islands some more before mooring up for the night, the crew cook us a really great dinner and we drink, chat and star gaze, someone asks if the bright star they can see is the North Star (so glad it wasn't me!) Skipper with sarcastic delight points out that we are in the southern hemisphere. After a good but rather short nights sleep on ...

... Whitehaven Beach (probably the most beautiful beach in the universe), etcetera, etcetera, the list really went on and on.....you get the picture.<br><br>The boat that I went on was called 'Summertime,' and for anyone looking for a boat to go out into the islands with I'd highly reccomend it, especially if you're a diver. It's a little more relaxed at night than other boats, mostly ...

... to hangovers etc! I should've gone in as it was the best snorkelling place apparently... even from the boat we could see these massive fish and turtles.... <br>Then it was time to sail back to mainland which took a few hours so we got back about lunchtime....<br><br>Absolutely amazing trip.... cool being on a boat, good snorkelling, amazing beaches, fab food, great company and can't belive we got through 20 litres of wine between us in 2 nights!! (I think i drank less than ...

... dive in the bay and snorkeled as well. We then headed off to the Outer Great Barrier Reef to dive and snorkel again and to anchor for the night. Now imagine there is nothing but the Ocean, you only see the Whitsundays as tiny dots on the horizon. And now please everybody applaud mentally, because even there I did another dive and snorkeled. I wasn't sure if I could or would be just too scared as there is nothing but open space which is exactly apart from ...

... than dog biscuits, but the guys looked at me funny and just laughed.<br><br>I feel much better now but not 100% but getting better each day. Just have a sore thoat now.<br><br>I flew back to the Whitsundays and am thinking of doing another boat trip when i am fully recovered before carring on up the coast to mission beach and ciarns, before doing cape tribulation and then fly to alice springs mid september. <br><br> <br>

... disco. It was our first attempt at a semi late night. <br><br>Craig found some fishing line in one of the store cupboards and decided to try his luck with a hand line. The fish must be keen on salami as he managed to catch a lovely little fish. <br><br>The next morning we took the dinghy onto Whitsunday Island and walked up to Betty's Lookout. The views over Whitehaven Beach were magnificent.<br><br>We left Tongue Bay and decided to sail all ...

... oozing poison". Not exactly the sort of announcement that attracts the chicks - Craig was mortified!<br><br>Our week in Airlie Beach was very relaxing. We caught up with lots of school and the kids had a ball using all the facilities at the campsite. They spent hours going up and down the waterslides and playing in the park with the other kids. Craig and I took the opportunity to relax and top up our tans.

... competitive game of beach volleyball. It was a tough contest, full of booming serves, long rallies and diving saves. It didn&#8217;t matter who won because the spirit of the game was the only winner on the day. Of course I&#8217;m only saying that because my team lost. But I&#8217;ll put my hand up and take the blame &#8211; my upper torso is at least six shades whiter than everybody else&#8217;s (a side effect of ...