(Written Wednesday 20th Nov. 11.50)
From Cairns, we took a 9-hour coach journey plus a ferry trip over to Daydream Island (one of the 74 Whitsunday Islands). The journey went surprisingly quickly because of the sleeping, the lunch-stop in Townsville, and the tour group growing on me! The island had just one resort on it and the rest was fairly untamed with a rainforest and rugged beaches. The resort was rather interesting too, with some big aqua-life in a marine park (huge sting rays, manterays and a big bad lemon shark!), which we got the opportunity to feed and pet. We also had a go at carrying a small shark, and it had a very strange texture indeed! Unrelated, the buffet dinner was exceedingly well received and our buffet technique was quite the masterclass!
We spent the day sailing around the Whitsunday Islands, and I have realised that sitting on a boat in the sun never gets old! The highlight of the Whitsundays was undeniably the Whitehaven Beach. It is one of the top five beaches in the world, and with ridiculously fine white sand, perfectly blue water and absolutely no infrastructure, I can understand why! It certainly is something special. The sail on the way back was rough and wet, so we particularly appreciated the heavenly sun on Whitehaven Beach!
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