The Whitsunday Islands - as named by - guess who? Yes our old sea dog, Captain Cook.
This is our sailing ship 'Summertime' - said to be one of the best boats to sail the Whitsundays on. We were very lucky to get a place onboard as someone had cancelled. It has a hot tub, sea kayaks and full scuba diving facilities (more of the diving in the next blog - amazing stuff!!) This was our home for three days and two nights.
Captain Cook said the the Whitsundays 'epitomised paradise' and it is hard to disagree. Most of the islands remain uninhabitated and the entire area is a World Heritage Area and is still part of the massive Great Barrier Reef.
This is Whitehaven beach - whenever you sea an advert for Australia, this is where it is shot. The sand is made almost entirely from silica and is 'powdery' white. The water is an amazing colour.
No hotels, restaurants, villas, huts, condo's - NOTHING!! Just a lush forest leading down to an unbelievable beach
If you are caught littering on the beach you will be attacked by this guy. Also known as 'The Man in Black' he will use 'Ninja' type stealth to creep up on you and punish you for your misdemeanours.
A few pictures from around the islands as we cruised around. The scenery was changing all the time - sometimes blue sky then it would darken and get very dramatic - great to just sit back, relax and watch it all happen.
This is one of the very small islands that has great snorkeling and coral reefs - also a great spot to see giant turtles and the occasional reef shark.
This is Elvis, Susana and Christiana having a little chat on the deck.
This is after the three day cruise, everyone meets up at one of the bars and we have a few farewell drinks together. This picture is Lewis and Elvis having a dance - Lewis remembered Elvis saying that she loved this song on the boat so he carried her onto (and off) the dancefloorThese were the last few remaining at the bar at about 11pm. Hari at the back, Kristian the dive instructor (with the blonde hair), Me on the left, Chris next to me, then Lewis. Suzanne and Hannah at the front
- strangely, everyone is from England on this picture except Kristian from Oz.
- strangely, everyone is from England on this picture except Kristian from Oz.
3 comments:
Hey! They're back! And hey! I beat Paul to the punch again! Like taking candy from a baby!
Great to see you and more scenery and boydies from the land of Oz. You know that the pics of the sea just make me want to be in it, and I'm guessing it's really warm too.
Keep on keeping on!
Enough of the niceness...now for the cheek! I was relieved to hear that that island (that you had Suzanne film you whilst poncing around as the man in black) was uninhhabited! I can just imagine the natives hiding in the bush splitting their sides!
What's the story on the two pyramids in the sand? Can't tell how big they are. Shall I give you a photographer's tip, our boy? When you take shots of ambiguous things like that, put something next to it that is familiar. Such as say a moth on someone's arse!
Hodgie - I was eating my breakfast when I saw the update and the pictures of you in a black leotard. Now I can't look a bowl of Shreddies in the same way.
Those two pictures aside, everything looks fantastic.
I wouldn't mind an answer the the same question Sissy J has posed though - are the pair of peaks in the sand symbolic?
Looks like Suzanne was enjoying the dancing. I hope you were off in the background with fingers for horns and teaching the locals the Muh dance?
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