Whitsunday

After being terrorised by a possum for 5 nights we were more than happy to pack our bags, hop on the ferry and get off this god forsaken island! So off we went to Airlie Beach ready for our Whitsunday sailing adventure.

 Airlie was the civilisation we’d been looking for over the last few weeks. We were told it was either a 40minute walk to the supermarket for food, or to pay extortionate prices at the local store. Which meant we treated the days we were there like a full blown holiday, eating out every night, drinking, shopping and generally just lazing around. 

 After 4 nights in Airlie we hopped aboard our boat; Powerplay. We were ready for sun, sea, sand and sights. After getting on the boat we sunbathed most of the day whilst sailing to our first destination. There was diving (‘Ooh diving!’) and snorkelling involved before dinner. After a few hours here we moved on to our night time destination, after looking around frantically for dolphins (none L) we settled down for the night.

 The next morning we moved on to see the famous Whitehaven Beach. The photos don’t do it justice (which is why I haven’t included any!) We stood up on the look out point, where we saw sharks, stingrays and lots of sand. The sand on Whitehaven is 98% silica, which is supposedly good. NASA used the sand here for their Hubble telescope. It’s also very white. 

 After chasing stingrays, being chased by James, swimming in my rather fetching stinger suit and sunbathing; I came up with our groups theme song (see below):

 I’m rubbing my feet in the sand
 I would do it with my hands
 But the waters deep, And the waters dark
 And somewhere out there, There might be a shark
 So I’m rubbing my feet in the sand!

 Back onto the boat we went, where we sailed around some more, ate some more and went snorkelling some more. This next destination was where I tried my hand a paddle boarding; not only did I love it, but I was bloody good at it! The captain said he’d never seen anyone take to it so easily before (think I just found my new profession!). After this we settled in for the night. Me and Maxine kept our fingers crossed for dolphins, whilst Sarah and James went diving (‘Ooh diving! I like diving I do.’) in the dark...crazy people! However once again we were lied too and no dolphins appeared.

 A life at sea is not for me. Not only did I spend the entirety of the boat necking sea sickness tablets (thank god they worked!) I did not appreciate the shower. It was an extendable tap. In the toilet. To use it, you had to sit on the toilet. And you got 1 minute to shower. I hate the sea.

Luckily the next day was our final day. Up we got bright and early; me and Sarah decided to take an early morning snorkel. I didn’t get to see a turtle (the one thing I’m desperate to see!!), however I did get to see lots of stripy fish, bright fish, little fish, shiny fish, big fish and pretty coral. After this we finally made our way back to land!! Hooray!

 I’m never living at sea again!

Love me
xx