We really liked Mission Beach, as Lonely Planet described " it has the feeling of a tropical island" . The early morning run along the beach was a bit boring, sea on one side, palm trees on the other and it was very flat!This piece of coastline is known as the Cassowary Coast. The Cassowary is a large ostrich like bird with a blue plumage around Its head. Everywhere there are signs telling you not to feed the Cassowaries, drive carefully because of the Cassowa...

Townsville was just a convenient stopover so we made an early start to head out of the city. The region now becomes much more interesting with lots of national parks . We stopped at a couple of places to walk to waterfalls and look for some exotic wildlife but apart from beautiful butterflies and birds we haven't encountered much. On arriving in Mission Beach we called at the tourist information office for advice on accommodation and we discussed our disappo...

We woke to a lovely a sunny day . The wind again was good and the morning sail back to Airlie Beach was fast and exciting. The sailing had been excellent and we were not disappointed by the "sailing in the Whitsundays " experience. After a brief dip in the lagoon at Airlie Beach we headed north to Townsville. The country began to change from the dry baron landscape to a more green and tropical one we passed through miles of sugar cane growing regions and mango tr...

It was still a bit cloudy when we woke but strong winds soon blew away the clouds and the beautiful Whitsunday's turquoise sea was at its best. An exciting morning's sail took us to the famous Whitehaven Beach one of the most beautiful beaches in the World. The sand is white silica that reflects the sun so never gets hot and is really fine -awesome. The views from the lookout over the beach and sea were just amazing It really was one of the most spectacul...

Our sailing trip was booked for the afternoon so we had time for a relaxing morning after an early morning run. We met at the allocated tome and place and met our sailing companions for the next 2 days. It's was a multinational collection Spanish, German, French, Mauritian and two other English, an older couple were similar age to ourselves who were Kiwis now living in Australia. We set sail and watched dark clouds build and the winds really blew making som...