Seaview Backpackers Airlie Beach

... up at the multitude of stars in the sky.
Day 3 we had one last opportunity to snorkel and of course I did. I don't think most people snorkeled all 3 times but I couldn't imagine why you wouldn't when it was so amazing.
We were dropped off around 11:30am in the marina. Aside from losing my camera battery on board the trip was a purely relaxing delight and my first glimpse of the reef.
After bumming around town for way too long after getting dropped off I desperatley needed a ...

... s dans ma mémoire. Lors des plongées, j’ai eu l’impression d’être dans un aquarium géant d’une animalerie avec tous ces poissons de couleurs. En fin de soirée, nous avons changé de lieu pour que les gens certifiés puissent faire une plongée de nuit. Encore une fois, on m’a demandé d’être le DJ de service pour la soirée.

Jour 34 :

Une fois le déjeuner terminé, on avait le choix de faire une autre ...

ich bin gerade in airlie beach angekommen (wo der pc endlich mal besser ist und meine sd karte erkennt :)
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 ...

... and the Dolphin had a lite snack. We guess it must have been a squid if the dolphin ate it. After a long and eventful day we retired to our cabin for some sleep. Sadly though that's not the end of the day as our best mate Dan, who forgot to mention has got 'Made In England' tattooed across his back and a Tasmanian Devil holding a English flag, so without meaning offense to anyone with naff tattoos but shows the calibre of the man decided to bring his bird he had just ...

... and tried breathing underwater during his first short dive. Then it was back to the boat to warm up in the salt water Jacuzzi at the front of the boat, sweet! We all ate dinner together cooked by our crew member Chloe, who whipped up a huge salad and BBQ'd chicken, and everyone got to know each other a little better. It was lights out at 10pm as we had a really early start in the morning and with the swimming we were all feeling a little tired.

We slept ...

... look before heading towards either Chalkies Beach or Whitehaven Beach. We'd agreed not to go on to Hamilton Island as there were various yacht races happening during the week and we'd been warned it would be busy and difficult to get a mooring.

As we came around the North point of Dent Island we were surrounded by a mass of yachts. They were all coming directly at us and putting their sails up. There was well in excess of 200 hundred ...

... than we expected.

Airlie Beach is a big holiday destination for people wanting to access the Whitsundays and has a great buzz about it. It has lots of restaurants and bars and a great atmosphere at night. Definately somewhere where a babysitter would have come in handy.

The beach itself isn't much to write home about but there's a big lagoon pool right at the front where everyone goes. It's ...

Dropped off the Boat around 9am....there many sore heads......

Krik and Corey went off to Long Island, Sophie took the boat back to Hamo to fly to Darwin.
The rest of us had lunch at Hogs Breath .....the balcony was rolling like a ship at sea for some...honestly, I'm surprised everbody kept their food down.

Toni stayed with us at Waters Edge and Toni ...

... Cascade, Toohey’s, XXXX, Victoria Bitter, etc. None are “wow,” but all are good.

In the lounge area, lots of us drink and chat about our lives. I had a good chat with the 3 Canadians from Sydney – I want to seem interested in their culture. I got drunk but not wasted. Soon, I found this talking wasn’t going to lead to anything special ...