The WhitSundays

Last week, I was able to enjoy a 4 day vacation (away from my vacation) up in the WhitSunday's. My friend Jelena, from work, and I flew up on a Monday. I was surprised when I got off the plane and the weather was actually hotter then it was in Brisbane. I didn't think it was actually possible. I went from very hot weather to even hotter. Regardless, we grabbed our bus and started with our 20 minute drive to Airlie Beach. We stayed at a busy hostel called 'Beaches' right on the main (or only) strip at Airlie Beach. The place was quite happening with loud music, good food, and backpackers everywhere. The first night we laid low as we had to catch a bus at 7:00am. The second day, we went on a sailboat called 'Camira' and sailed around all the Islands in the crystal blue water with the sun shining down on us. It was magical. The first Island we went to was called Daydreamer. We stayed for a few and picked up some more passengers for the day. The voyage continued unto the next Island called Whitehaven. This is apparently voted one of the best beaches in the World. The sand is actually completely white and is so fine that it gets everywhere. What was quite interesting was that the sand doesn't retain any heat so you don't have to jump from towel to towel or run into the water to cool off. At whitehave, I was lucky enough to see sea turtles swimming around and a white tip reef shark cruising only 10 feet away from the beach. So.... observing all the safety rules, the first thing I did was get as close as I could haha. it was quit amazing. Lunch was next on the menu and then continued to sail for the rest of the day. Day 3 consisted of another boat trip but this one was headed 95km into the ocean to a little place called the "GREAT BARRIER REEF." It would be impossible to explain how amazing it actually was to see the reef in person. Everything was just stunning. The boat brought us to a floating platoon where we enjoyed activities like snorkeling, scuba diving, boat tours, and even a water slide. Who would have thought that I, in a million years, would go down a water slide 95kms away from shore. It was some great fun. A few hours later, they took out waterlogged bodies back to the main land and finished off the day was some fun at the public lagoon across the street and then some dinner and drinks for the rest of the night. Day 4 was a quiet day at the lagoon as we had to be out of the room by 10am. We caught our flight in the evening ending our beautiful 4 day trip. All I can say was it was Amazing and I know that the pictures do not do it justice.

luv Jenn