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Airlie Beach 7 Whitsunday Islands.....
So we've finally arrived in Airlie Beach after a trip consisting of many stops from the last waypoint of hervey bay....! We set off from Hervey with the intenetion of heading straight for Rockhampton.... this was not to be...! 2 cyclone warnings had been issued whilst we was on Fraser Island and the roads from Rockhampton to Airlie beach were closed causing a back log of people in Rockhampton and no free rooms anywhere....! It was time to start camping....! We borrowed a tent off of Adrian and Jolene who we met on the Island and it was now time to move up slowly avoiding the rush of people and the weather.....! Stops included Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mckay and then finally Airlie....! Camping all the way....! It was interesting to say the least...!
So now we're finally in Airlie and the 2 cyclones are passing over head....! Time to don the waterproof coat and button down the hatches....! We had to put our sailing trip back a few days so as to let the weather improve...!
Saturday the 10th come around and it was time to board Bristish Defender and take to the sea's....! An 83ft monohul Maxi Yacht designed to win the Whitbread around the world race.... she was wicked....! What a time we had on her....!
Days consisted of some excellent sailing, brilliant weather, some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and some amazing snorkelling....! Day 2 after a nights sleep on the deck of the yacht we went to Whitehaven beach, Ranked number 1 in the world by many different countires....! It's like something off of a postcard, impossible to take a bad photo of it...!
After that we went for a sail, this is was the best one of the trip....! Up at 45 degrees and smashing it....! What an experience....!
Dinner was a bar b both nights with chicken, steaks, pasta's, mash potatoes the works....! some of the best food we'd had in ages...! Beats hostel stuff by far...!
So from then on it was all chill out and relax and home the following day....! By far the best trip so far, and its going to be hard to beat and even harder to ever forget....! Rock out...!
Off to Magnetic Island next....!
xxxxxxx
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