We’ve been in Airlie beach 5 days and are leaving tomorrow to move on to area’s unknown. It has been raining a little bit just about everyday. We were last here in Airlie Beach 32 years ago for our honeymoon. There isn’t anything familiar about the place. Its really taken off and there are new apartment complexes being built everywhere.
We met up with my Brother and sister-in-law in our matching caravans (almost, theirs is bigger) and swapped travel and caravan stories. We went on a cruise yesterday, it was very rough in the morning and lots of sick bags were handed out and used, but not by us thankfully although it was a bit ify for a while. We were dropped off at Whitehaven beach which was a 5km fine white sand beach. We walked and sat and enjoyed the peacefulness. It was a little chilly for swimming. We had lunch when we got back on board and then headed to Hook Island Resort (the word resort is used loosely) for a quick attempt at snorkling. Fred and I didn’t succeed but we did get a swim. (we had trouble getting over the coral in flippers). Then we got changed and went on a coral reef glass bottomed boat. It was still a bit rough and were advised if you get sea sick to sit up top which we did. We saw lots of coloured fish but the water was too swirly to view the coral even in the bottom of the boat. We got back on our cruiser and went to Daydream Island which really was beautiful compared to the before mentioned Hook Island. After a hot chocolate and a cake and a walk we headed back to our boat and headed for home. The water was much calmer on the return trip. We all slept well last night after the sea air and long day although my body was still going up and down as if I was still in boat.
We met up with my Brother and sister-in-law in our matching caravans (almost, theirs is bigger) and swapped travel and caravan stories. We went on a cruise yesterday, it was very rough in the morning and lots of sick bags were handed out and used, but not by us thankfully although it was a bit ify for a while. We were dropped off at Whitehaven beach which was a 5km fine white sand beach. We walked and sat and enjoyed the peacefulness. It was a little chilly for swimming. We had lunch when we got back on board and then headed to Hook Island Resort (the word resort is used loosely) for a quick attempt at snorkling. Fred and I didn’t succeed but we did get a swim. (we had trouble getting over the coral in flippers). Then we got changed and went on a coral reef glass bottomed boat. It was still a bit rough and were advised if you get sea sick to sit up top which we did. We saw lots of coloured fish but the water was too swirly to view the coral even in the bottom of the boat. We got back on our cruiser and went to Daydream Island which really was beautiful compared to the before mentioned Hook Island. After a hot chocolate and a cake and a walk we headed back to our boat and headed for home. The water was much calmer on the return trip. We all slept well last night after the sea air and long day although my body was still going up and down as if I was still in boat.
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