Sailing In the Whitsundays - Anne's Travels

April 26, 2005

Sailing In the Whitsundays

I just came ashore from a fabulous tour of the Whitsundays Islands. The Whitsundays is a grouping of islands that are protected as a national park. I chose to do a three day sailing tour with a group of travelers that I met on the Fraser tour. There were 29 of us in all. The weather was not favoring us for the first day but we were blessed with an amazing sunset. The boat rocked me to sleep and I slept better than I have in ages. The next day, with the sun shining and the waves rolling, we motored to a protected bay and hiked to a white sand beach named White Haven Beach. The water was bright blue and glowing with the sand reflecting the sun from the bottom. It was a beautiful site. The sand was made up of quartz and was very fine, so soft. From there, we donned our full body stinger suits and jumped in to explore the coral reefs with snorkels. The visiablity was not too great but I was fortunate enough to see a sea turtle. He was about three feet wide and swimming so gracefully. I was told that there haven't been to many sitings in that area. The skipper surprised us with actually setting up the sails for the rest of the day and we sailed to another protective bay for the night. We had a few drinks and soaked up the full-moonlight. It was a magical night.
On a side note, Oz has mixed drinks in a can, ranging from rum and coke to vodka and orange soda. We had quite a variety on board. It never got out of hand but I find them interesting. I've heard that they're only found in NZ and Australia. They are still pretty potent.

On the boat, I had a chance to get to know a few other girls traveling up the coast in one car. In the car there's Sophia, the driver and a German, Rita, an Irish girl, and Lizzie from England. We're all going to drive up to Cairns together, its going to be fun.

Posted by Anne on April 26, 2005 01:52 AM
Category: Auzzie

Comments

Hi Annie! Wish I could be with you there. That beach sounds breathtaking. How old do you suppose that turtle was? I'm happy to hear there was no sea-sickness for you on your brief trip. :) Keep up the good work and enjoy your trip to Caines. Enjoy the Minneapolis disc, see if you can't trade it for a sweet ultimate disc somewhere in AU or Thailand!

Skip,
Thanks for all of your wise insight. Your comments reveal not only gramatical errors, but contextual consistancies in Annes updates! Kudos for the profound and resounding remarks and opinions. Please do keep up the good work as I am sure Anne's Family, friends, and the internet community as a whole wait with bated breath at the edge of their seats in anticipation of your remarkably astute posts!! I salute you, internet troll!!

Posted by: Bill Lewis on April 26, 2005 09:44 AM

Thanks Bill!!!!!

Posted by: Judy on April 27, 2005 11:25 PM

Skip,
First off, I appreciate and respect your military family and your travels. I myself spent 8 years in the Army and visited many parts of the globe in service, like Brzdani and Gevgelija which I can't even pronounce.

Yes, please stop posting to this site. Your comments only detract from the experience of someone elses travels. Respect those around you and you will be respected in return.

Posted by: Bill Lewis on April 28, 2005 12:32 PM

Hey ANNIE!! Wow, I want to swim w/sea turtles too! I heard Cairnes is supposed to be awesome! Jay's Uncle Brett went there not to long ago and said it is definately a place to visit.
It's so cool that you're hooking up with other people from across the planet. I'm happy you have others to enjoy your expierences with. How's the tan coming??? =) I'm still beautiful pasty!! Summer's around the corner though so it's all good. Well, just wanted to send you my love and wish you a great time in Cairns! LOVE YOU!

Ginge~~

Posted by: Ginger on April 28, 2005 06:42 PM

Hi Sweety, Every Monday I look forward to your new adventures. Poor Skip, he should know how much you are loved and admired. He should be so lucky. When you come on land, call us. It has been two long weeks since we heard from you. I pray for you safety and good adventures! Love, MOM

Posted by: mom on May 2, 2005 10:07 AM

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