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We arrived at Airlie Beach just in time for lunch. Well it was a bit late so we had McDonalds.
We stayed at the Seabreeze Caravan Park. It is really nice, they had just finished putting in a new pool and splash area which we all really appreciated.
As the kids fell asleep in the car after lunch at McD's we decided to just park the caravan and then go for a little sightseing drive around the area. When we got back later we went for a swim. For dinner we headed up to the pub which was just a short walk up the road.
The next day we walked into the town centre and went for a swim at the lagoon. As you can't swim in the ocean they have built a massive swimming pool/lagoon on the foreshore in the middle of town. It was beautiful and so nice after the walk. And it was free to use!!
A Whitsunday 3 island tour was next on the itinerary. We had to be up really early because we chose the tour which included a hotel breakfast at Daydream island. I think the boat left at 7am. Sleepy!
It was a beautiful day and we visited Daydream island where we also got a tour around the island and we got to see them feed the fish in their pond. Well we didn't see that much because the kids got bored and started running around. So we were chasing.
Then onto the boat again to go to Hamilton Island for lunch. We didn't have time to see much of Hamilton, just had time for lunch and a nappy change then onto the boat again. The last destination of the day was Whitehaven beach on Whitsunday Island. Picture perfect beach with one million tourist. We also got to borrow stinger suits to put on while swimming in the ocean. Looks absolutely rediculous but would not want to risk the kids getting stung. So if they have to wear the suits then so do we. It was worth it though, being able to cool down. After trying to get the suit of though, I was hot and sweaty again.
The only complaint I have with the day was that it was really windy and thus it was a fairly bumpy ride on the boat. We were lucky to not get seasick. The kids actually had a lot of fun, squeeling with excitement when the boat jumped over the waves.
The next couple of days where bonus days in Airlie Beach. We had planned to go to Townsville for a couple of nights as well but we really liked Airlie Beach and it was so nice to just relax and not pack up the caravan. So we booked two more nights in Airlie and skipped Townsville.
Those two days we just relaxed at the caravan park in the pool, did food shopping, visited the saturday markets in Airlie Beach and drove out to Cedar Creek Falls. There were no falls though, just the little waterhole where you could go swimming. We didn't swim though because the kids were sleeping in the car when we were there.
Great place to spend some time relaxing, I would love to go back to Airlie Beach one day.
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Jocke Ahh Noosa, Byron Bay, Brisbane, whitsunday. Känns galet att det var 15 år sedan! :-) Synd med alla turister på Whitehaven det var inte riktigt så förr. Kul ni verkar ha det bra! Kram till er alla.