Tour Australia

Week 2 of our travels was much different to the first week. This week we kept heading north and then made our way out to the North Queensland Coast to see the Whitsundays, snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, stay on Dunk Island and explore around Cairns. We were also picking up another couple and traveling with them for 8 days.

We first made our way to Proserpine Airport and picked up Libby and Cam. From here we headed to Airlie Beach and stayed there 2 nights. From Airlie Beach we went on a Whitsunday Island tour where we went to Whitehaven Beach for the morning and then onto Daydream Island for lunch and the afternoon.

The tour was great and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We had good weather and the water was warm. It took a bit over an hour to get to Whitehaven Beach but it was nice to see the other islands and chill out on the boat. Once we were at Whitehaven beach we were amazed by the crystal clear water and very white sand. It was relaxing to have a swim, play in the sand and explore around the rocks.

From Whitehaven beach it took another hour or so to get back to Daydream Island where we enjoyed lunch at the Boathouse Bakery ($20 voucher each!). We took a short walk through the rainforest and then jumped into the water at Lovers Bay for a snorkel. There were lots of fish and a bit of coral. The water was warm but it was fairly cloudy.

After our snorkel we had a look at the Living Reef  which is a man made lagoon with coral and fish and watched them being fed. We then wandered back to Mermaid beach for a photo or two and then jumped into one of the resorts spas for an hour before boarding our boat and heading back.