Australia Diary 25 May 2002
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So this morning we sailed around the southern edge of Whitsunday Island round to Whitehaven beach which is on the eastern side of the island. Here we stopped and indulged in the typically backpacker passtimes of a quick couple of games of cricket and volley ball. The game of rounders was a little less of a success (not that I bear a grudge that my team lost or anything...). Whitehaven beach is, depending who you listen to, either in the top 6, or top 10 beaches in the world. All I know is that it's pretty enough, and has got very white sand that squeaks when you walk on it in a most allarming way. The beach certainly must be popular with the jet-set holiday makaer crowd if the constant stream of sea planes taking off and landing is anything to go by.

Next on the agenda was Cateran Bay on Border Island. This small island is situated north east of Whitsunday Island and is one of the closest islands to the Great Barrier Reef. It's got some great snorkelling, and despite the tide being out there was a lot of things to see including a turtle that was lazily taking a stoll (or swim if you're being pedantic) in the shallows

Today, Saturday is almost full moon. This is a fabled day in the world of backpaker accomodation where you can hike up your prices, hire a second rate musician (or DJ, as your preferences dictate) throw a few banners around with a white circle on them and people will come flocking from miles around to hand over their money. We were no different as we sailed (ARSE) over to Hook Island, to the north of Whitsunday Island and west of Border Island. Many, many beers later, kareoke, the now classic 'sexual positions' contest and Aboriginal dancing ensued, but thankfully I had the forsight not to take my camera with me. The only pictures (if you can call them that after that much booze) are of the hard core remnants doing their best to wake up every other boat at the mooring site.

To tomorrow

Created by Dan Leigh27/06/02