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Airlie Beach & the Whitsundays! What a way to spend your birthday! The night bus from cairns seemed to last for ever! and i didn't really sleep, but when i got to my hostel i was really happy to see a very clean and modern hostel! with descent beds and bathrooms! as i arrived it was very cloudy but it was a chill out day for me! shower, sleep, eat movie than bed! to prepear for the boat trip on the Boomerang! I woke up to amazing sunshine! and that's what i hoped for as it was raining when i went to sleep! and that sunshine stayed for the next couple of days! The last 2 times the boat had gone out it had rained so the sun was on top form with the sunshine! now while i was was waiting for the boat every one meets at the same place to catch there boat and who ever you'd speak to,there'd all say they're on the best boat! i would just say nice one! (i knew i was on the best one!) The Boomerang a 83ft Maxi ocean racing yacht! Built in the 80's it won every race it entered! the boat built to beat it had to be built by N.A.S.A and keptcompeting up till the late 90's! So everything was in place for a great trip and a great birthday! * a good crew! Max, Ash and Justin (jiza) * good weather! * good people on the boat! this it turned out to be quite a chilled out group (but that was ok!) the group before had been more up for drinking lots but then they did have bad weather! we could just chill out and sun bath during the day on the deck! * and the amazing sights of the Whitsundays! After setting sail it was about 5Min's before i was asked to take the wheel! (just a natural captain i guess!) with the instruction aim for that island! That night we stayed in Chance bay we had a quick swim as the sun set! the only thing about getting in the water here is that you have to wear a stinger suit (just a wet suit) just in case you swim into some jelly fish! this was followed by a BBQ! and goon! (cheap wine in a box) most went to bed really early! but there were a few who stayed up to see my birthday in mainly English! and Dutch! then off to bed! Up at 6am breakfast then we got dropped off and went on a bush walk to white haven beach! a walk was the first bush walk i'd been on that seem like we were walk through bush and not some man made path! we actual saw things not only the great views but iguanas snakes spiders! the things you'd expect to see! and then we got there to the beach and what a beach! simple the best beach in the world! and the first thing we had to do was put our stinger suits on! it did make it difficult to tan, i must say! while i was catching rays (that's sun, not sting!) those who stayed up with me the night before made me a birthday message on the sand! then back on to the boat for a short walk to Tounge bay look out! if you were to goggle Whitsunday's pictures this is where they would of been taken from! so i took some to then the battery in my camera died! (nice!) i was very that the woman in the bunk below had 2 cameras and the 1 she wasn't using was the same as mine, and she kindly lent me her battery! Back on the boat for lunch then we set sail for Border island for snorkeling! seeing some amazing fish! then on to Blue Peal bay for our 2nd snorkel, watch the sunset and stay for the night! as we set off we saw a few turtles! but that was nothing! because we were about to be past by two dolphins! amazing! sadly they didn't wait for us to get our cameras so that one's just a mental photo! just be for that while passing some cliffs Captain Max starts whistling and shouting saying to us watch this! with that a sea eagle appears and Max fed it sausages from the bbqthe night before! then the 2nd snorkel which involved swimming with turtles! plus the sunset! as we watched the sunset Max started to feed the fish bits of bred, then some bigger fish turned up, so he started chucking in some of last nights sausages! THEN two sharks turned up! quite simple i couldn't of had a better birthday!!! The 3rd day we went Langfor island sand bar an island 50 meters long 5 meter wide for more snorkeling and more swimming with turtles! then we set sail for home! As we sailed back Max talk about how the Whitsundays came about and said if we every came back September would be a good time! because lots of whales arrive! Back at the harbor all the boat turned up together and i had renumbered one girl who was convinced she was on the best boat! so i asked her how it was! she said it was" by far the best we saw a turtle" i just smiled and said "wow!" I had the best time it was very chilled out! and the best way to spend my birthday!!! EVER!!!!
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