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Whitsundays II

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Nov 30 – Dec 2

On Day 3, we woke up early and set sail for Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island, one of the top ten most beautiful beaches in the world.

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We had our best sailing day yet

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and made excellent time, reaching Whitehaven by 10:30AM where, to our surprise, we saw that “No Ties” was already anchored a few hundred metres from the beach. [read on]

Whitsundays I

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Nov 27-29

After an exhilarating afternoon of sailing, we spent our first night in the Whitsunday’s in Nara Inlet.

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It turned out to be very easy to navigate in the islands as our charter company, Queensland Yacht Charters, had provided us with a books of charts entitled “100 Magic Miles” which mapped out every rock, shoal and buoy in the entire islands. [read on]

Our Little Slice of Heaven!

Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Nov 24-26 After our adventures on the Great Barrier Reef, we continued south toward Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands with a pitstop in Townsville. Simon had been so spoiled by the playground and pools in Cairns that he actually ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cairns to Mission Beach

Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Nov 21-23 One of the things we discovered in short order was that produce prices in Australia are astronomical. Thanks to Cyclone Larry, which swept through Queensland’s banana fields last February, bananas were over $5/kilo and a single mango cost ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cape Tribulation

Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Nov 18-20 After our croc farm adventures, it was on to Cape Tribulation, the northernmost point on the Queensland coast you can get to without a four wheel drive. As we drove north, the lush rainforest encroached on the road ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cairns, Crocodiles and Cassowaries

Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Nov 15- 17 After three months of travel, at long last we had arrived in the Land of Oz. We had chosen to fly into Cairns on the northeast coast and drive down the coast to Sydney in time for ... [Continue reading this entry]