The Whitsundays
Ahoy there matey!!!!
Charlie, Fi and I have become pround sailors of a 63ft yacht!!!!lol!
We boarded the Freight Train a 63ft Yacht with 14 other people and 3 crew members on Sunday morning and the sun shone for the first time in many days!!!
The boat was not exactly luxurious – the main cabin had bunk beds running down each side and the bow of the boat had several double bunks beds ( a large single bed in reality). The shower was cold and the loo weren’t quite screwed down!!! But all in all the yacht was spacious and exactly what we needed!
The first day we went for a four hour sail before mooring up just before dark in a bay. However the bay wasn’t shealthered so most of us look a little green by the end of the night and kept having to run upstairs for breathes of fresh air to avoid sea sickness.
The second day we woke up and sail for a hour to whitehaven beach. Here we were let lose on the island and even in the mist and the rain the view was amazing – it has been the first site that has truly shocked us since Asia – it is stunning – the whiteness sand I have ever seen! The sand is Silicon so is so fine that you can clean your jewellery with it and pamper your body with a scrub down!!!
People oopted to go for a mornign swim, which we decided against after overhearing one tour guide saying it was the perfect p[lace to spot sharks – instead we got to grip with beach gymnastics and I proved that I was not a pro at cartwheels lol!
In the afternoon we were taken to the great barrier reef to do a spot of snorkelling – we saw an array of fish and coral plus we all got to sport some lovely body tight wet suits to protect us from stingers!
The evening involved some games and an amazing dinner – all the food was included and it was delicious! however the trip itself was very chill – exactly what we needed after 3 weeks of hard partying in Oz – cold weather definately drives people to drink lol!
The last day you can opt to go for a snorkel at 7am – if not you simply sail back to the port which takes roughly 3 hours!
Once back on shore (rocking still) we booked an afternoon bus to Cairns (as we are all desperate for sun and warmth) – we arrived at 2 am this morning and checked into Gilligans – a resort style hostel with a pool, gym, kitchen on every floor – very pimped!
So we will keep you posted on Carins xoxox
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