A very early start today to get down to Cruise Whitsundays terminal by 6:30am. The cruise vessel was much bigger and flasher than I expected. We chose to sit indoors on the upper deck. Once settled on board we headed off for Whitehaven Beach. We stopped briefly at Hamilton Island to pick up more passengers. Along the way we sighted several humpback whales playing in the ocean which was an added bonus. The skipper provided information on the Whitsunday Islan...

We arrived in Airlie Beach on the 30th of August and after lunch checked into a Top Tourist caravan park. The weather was beautiful, around 29 degrees. I weren't expecting Airlie Beach to so commercial, loaded with shops, appartment buildings and resorts. The kids spent the afternoon in the pool whilst Mandy and I sat on the deck chairs going through brouchers to work out what we were going to do and see the following day. We decided to do a half day cruise...