Waterfront Whitsunday Airlie Beach

... our next stunning bay where we could go snorkelling. Armed with our stinger suits on and snorkel gear we took to the water and began being wowed by the rainbow colours of the coral and fish. That really was the beginning of the Great Barrier Reef, and I can&#8217;t wait to go Scuba diving later on in Cairns.<br>Ok so this bit I am writing the following day as when we returned from our trip we started on the beers and sambucca again ...

Hi everyone...time for another update! <br><br>Brian and I just returned from our 3-night liveaboard catamaran trip in the Whitsunday Islands of Queensland...what a beautiful place! Annnnnnd we have big news to announce....WE'RE ENGAGED!!!!!! Here is how it all went down!<br><br>I found out (after the fact of course) that Brian had planned to propose when we dove the Yongala, which was of course cancelled last weekend. Instead he ...

... We then had to go and collect our bags and get the night bus.<br>The bus wasn't too bad and I actually managed to get some sleep, Charlotte saw some bush fires around Rockhampton, they were burning and not being put out, I guess they were not a big risk to anything or already past a point of concern.

... s and our final event, the didgeridoo lesson, of which I have to say I was really good at!! Almost tempted to buy one, apart from the fact that I would have to lump a further 20kg around with me for another 3 mths! Say some sad goodbye's as most of the new pals are heading down the coast, boo! Steve, Tom and the lads are in Morroco's doing some Kareoke so I join them, Steve and Tom's rendition of 'I got you babe' cheers me up immensely!

So all too soon it was time to leave the wonderful company of Bec, and her luxury flat in her lush town..... and all the mod cons of kitchens, washing machines, free internet and satellite tv... and back to being a backpacker... booo!<br><br>So left Mooloolaba and got a 6 hour bus to Hervey Bay, had an early night after the girls night out the previous night.....<br><br>Hervey Bay<br>First day in Hervey Bay, met up with Mariana (who I'd travelled with in Cambodia-Thailand and a ...

... her hair cut tomorrow. We have also tried to find some new books to read ready because after Saturday we'll be stuck on a boat for a few days going round 74 islands and coral reefs visiting the second best beach in the world which should be pretty boring. Only joking, its always good to have a good book to kill any dead time though. Trouble is the new book shops charge 3 times the price as England and the one used ...

... n lecken kann, kann ich wohl auch dem Boden meine Dankbarkeit zeigen)...<br>Ich hätte zwar g**n ein paar Übelkeitfotos für eine "Outtakes" Diashow gehabt, war ab** viel zu sehr mit mein** eigen** Übelkeit beschäftigt um auch noch and**e dabei zu fotografien...<br><br>Zum Segeltrip: Schnorcheln war nicht so spektakulär, das Schiff hat kein gutes Equipment gehabt. Dafür war d** Whitehaven Beach (d** meistfotografi**te Strand Australiens ...

Have you ever wondered what paradise looks like? well, I may have seen it...3 days of sailing on the pride of airlie yaght around the beautiful whitsunday islands. Just returned very crisped, very hot, rather tired and hungover and with plenty of fantastic memories. Set sail about 2pm on monday, and already you knew it was going to be fun with the tunes going and the goon flowing already as it was a bring your own boat. The group of irish girls set the pace with a few litres of ...

... delighted for Lucy and ran up onto the stage with her to collect her prize back slapping her all the way!<br><br>We left the bar before dark and headed back to the boat for our last night. We had to be up early to make our way back to Able Point Marina by 10am the next morning.<br><br>We were sad as we made our way back into the marina. We'd all had a fantastic week and would have gladly paid to keep the boat for another week if we could have.<br><br><br>