Franklin Islands Day 1
15. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Another good weather window, means another trip out to an island.
We decided to hit up an old fav, Franklin Island. Jared and his mum were meant to come out, but unfortunately boat troubles meantLæs mere
Normandy Island - Day 1
15. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Day 1 - pics from our afternoon snorkel. Kids found a cave to swim through and a few turtles to pat 😍
High Island Beach 1
16. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Day 2
After a morning shell collection, we headed over to High Island. Another 1st.
High Island went above and beyond what we were expecting. The first bay we stopped to explore in was epic.
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High Island Beach 2
16. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Day 2
Just around the corner from the first bay, was this beauty. Even better than the first!
Lunch, snacks and more swimming. Pure bliss.
While we were here, Brett and I went for a walk aroundLæs mere
Franklin Island, night 2
16. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Day2 : Night 2
We spent the 2nd night back at Franky.
Evening strolls along the beach, a few champers and the kids swimming until sunset again.
High Island Beach 3
17. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Day 3
The kids wanted to head back to High Island, Brax had spotted a place he wanted to spear fish (now the fishing closure was over).
High Island just kept giving! Another stunning spot, moreLæs mere
Babinda Dayz
18. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Drinking, riding and watching fireflies
Pretty as a Peacock
20. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
On our way to Airlie, Brett spotted a poor peacock that had been hit by a car.
Brett stopped and collected the feathers, as he knows how much I like them.
Port of Airlie
20. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
We made it, we are here, we are doing it! Look out Whitsundays here we come 🤗
Butterfly Bay - Hook Island
21. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
First stop on the Whitsunday Adventure, was Butterfly Bay.
We woke up in Port Airlie and prepared ourselves to cross the passage, which ended up being an extremely smooth ride, phew!
Once acrossLæs mere
Butterfly Bay part 2
21. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Mantaray Bay - Hook Island
22. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Next up on the itinerary was Mantaray Bay, I wanted to find George the giant Maori Wrasse, but first fishing.
Another great morning fishing, everyone caught a few fish. Brett got two ripper keepers,Læs mere
We found George 🤗
22. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So many photos of this beautiful creature, George!
We also found his large, but much smaller brother.
Up close and personal with George
22. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After a beach comb I came back to the boat, the kids had gotten out, Brett and I had both been stung by something, but George was back! I couldn’t resist tying to get a photo with this big guy I hadLæs mere
Hill Inlet - Whitsundays Island
23. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today was the day, we headed to Hill Inlet, the pinnacle of the Whitsundays Islands.
As we drove in we could hardly contain ourselves, it was magical. The changing colours of the water as you enterLæs mere
Hill Inlet - Wowsers
23. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Can it get any better than this! I don’t think so.
The amazing colour of the water at high tide.
Whitehaven Beach Sunset
23. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After spending the most amazing day at Hill Inlet, we moved just around the corner to anchor up for the night. Hello white sand of Whitehaven beach!
Another ripper spot to camp. The kids had a ballLæs mere
What a place to wake up!
24. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
I can’t believe we slept the night here 😳!
Magical moments never to be forgotten.
Up at 5.30 for coffees and swimming by 7 😍, the best view I have had for breakfast in a long time .
Living like the rich and famous
24. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After a magical morning, we were so extremely excited about the next adventure.
We had booked a mooring at Hamilton Island🤗.
As we drove into the marina with the multimillion dollar boats weLæs mere
Living it up Day 2
25. oktober 2023, Australien
Another day in paradise.
It was so great here, we decided to stay another night.
We started the morning with bakery and then a walk to Passage Peak. The highest point on Hamilton Island.
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Loving Life Day 2 cont
25. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
A great finish to our time on Hamilton Island.
Last Day of our Whitsunday Adventure 😢
26. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
All good things must come to an end, and this has been an epic week.
We spent our last day fishing, island hoping, shell collecting, swimming, exploring and some more fishing.
A few good fishLæs mere
Airlie Beach
27. oktober 2023, Australien
We spent the night at Airlie beach boat ramp. We were all awake bright and early, so we walked into town for breaky by the water.
Whilst walking we spotted a sign to hire electric scooters. LachlanLæs mere
Kids night Out
28. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Blissful, balmy night out in Cairns watching the kids play tip and climb trees instead of joining in the Halloween disco I drove them an hour away to attend 🤣
Some dinner and a walk around town,Læs mere
Happy Halloween
31. oktober 2023, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A special treat for the kids, not something we would usually do. But the community spirit here is great and the local general store owner organised a big ‘trick or treat’ street walk. This yearLæs mere
Rejsende
Pretty . Love the crockery and of course all the hearts 💕
RejsendeOnce u start seeing those hearts it’s hard to stop
RejsendeTell me about it !