Days 73 to 108 The Whitsundays

We are exploring all the magnificent offerings of this beautiful place. We are not heading any further north, so the remainder of our time until the Hamilton race week regatta will be spent here. Reception around the islands doesnt exist so i have been extremely slack keeping the blog up to date. When we return back to Airlie every 10 days or so, we are busy shopping, washing and getting prepared to head back out, so little attention has been paid to the blog.


We have been to most places, however you could spend years here checking out all the nooks and revisiting all the great spots already discovered. We have been to the following places......Stonehaven anchorage, Langford island and reef, Blue pearl bay off Hayman island, Cid harbour, South Molle island, Whitehaven beach, Hill inlet, Chance bay, Tongue bay, Border island, Hook passage, Nara inlet, Butterfly bay, Luncheon bay, Manta ray bay and Long island resort. And..........We still have plenty to discover!


Days are spent relaxing, walking, swimming, diving, snorkeling, eating, talking, exploring and being amazed! We have seen 10's of whales,100's of turtles, 1000's of bareboats and 10000's of backpackers! The first lot pleasant to discover and the later harder to loose. Time in the afternoons can be spent with the bino's keeping a sharp lookout for approaching boats. They tend to swoop in at last light and party hard until the wee hours of the morning. It has taken some time, but we do know where not to go now.

The weather has been FANTASTIC! Most days are just perfect. We have had a few blows with the last one a hum dinga. Gusts of 48 kts were seen whilst we were parked at the marina. Others were doing it tough with a few mayday calls going out over the VHF radio. Much better where we are!