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On Tuesday 22nd we left Cairns and travelled to Airlie Beach. We stopped off for lunch in Townsville and drove past Bowen, which is the town where they shot the film "Australia." They have their own small version of the Hollywood sign painted on a gas cylinder!
When we got to Airlie Beach we caught our Catamaran transfer over to Daydream Island resort in the Whitsundays. We checked in to our resort which was amazing, with incredible views.. i'm sure only a few backpackers get to stay in 4/5* accomodation! It felt like we were in Hawaii, as when we got off the Catamaran everyone had a shell necklace placed around thier necks.
On Daydream Island we had plenty of time to rest and relax after our time in Cairns. They had a giant 44ft outdoor cinema screen, mini golf and 3 big pools! We had a mini golf competition, in which we managed to embarass ourselves with one of the highest scores in the group! :S
Outside of our rooms we had saltwater pools where they had small Sharks and Stingrays swimming around, it was quite a sight! Luckily no one ended up amongst the fishes!
Most of the time we were here it was bright blue skies with turquoise waters and you could see right across to the other islands, however towards the end of our stay it got a little foggy in the distance, which was the remains of the sand storm that swept over Sydney passing out in to the sea.
On our last night in the Whitsundays we had a pool party with the rest of the group.. pretty much everyone ended up in the water and had wet clothes to carry on to the coach the following morning!
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