Errands

Both of us got haircuts and last couple house details
Ready to leave

Danielle and the girls came over to give us a ride to the airport
Onward. O'Hare to Los Angeles

American airlines flight 2364 - Gate K6
Sydney airport is quite nice

Swim #1

First swim of the trip
Whitehaven Beach half day trip

Fantastic long beach with white sand that is 95% silica. Most beaches have 5-10% silica sand.
Beach Club Restaurant

3 course meal, I had oysters 3 ways, Audrey had Pork belly appetizers.
Main course, I had a Filet, Audrey had Salmon
Swim #2

Slept pretty good last night. Up at ~5am. Why not swim again today
Diving - decided to go Scuba diving toda

Hadn't planned to dive, but changed my mind. Glad I went! Not necessarily the best dive, but anytime underwater is good
Full day Great barrier reef tour

2nd full day on the island. 2 hour boat trip out to Hardy Reef. Snorkeling, sun bathing, lunch, drinks and a wonderful 84°F & sunny day. Audrey and I went snorkeling. I did a 20 minute dive too.
Mariners - Seafood

Best dinner this far. Great service, excellent food. Audrey had Salmon again and I had Morton Bay Bugs. Still working on taking pictures as we don't normally take pictures our food.....
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Swim #3

Don't think I've ever swam 3 days in a row. Did some water walking as well with Audrey
Had always planned to get some swims in, didn't think I would swim every day?
Golf course for Lunch

Took the ferry to Dent Island for lunch at the golf course
Had a GREAT lunch
Sunset from one tree hill

Seems we had a better view from our hotel
Fish and chips for dinner

Cheapest dinner so far......
Was pretty good and way more than enough.
Leaving the island tomorrow :(
Last morning on Hamilton Island

What a wonderful location to visit. Absolutely exquisite views no matter which way you look. We would also see the wildlife center this morning
HTI - BNE

Virgin Australia flight 1496 Hamilton Island to Brisbane
15 Tillot St, Dutton Park QLD - Our VRBO

After driving from the airport on a somewhat exciting trip on the left side of the road, we made it to our VRBO
Glasshouse mountains

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Australia zoo #2 - one of the highlights

So many pictures
The Fat Crab @ Red Brick Hotel

Walked a couple blocks away from the VRBO for dinner. WOW it was really good. We had the Crab and Prawn Crostini for an appetizer. I had Cioppino, Audrey had the seafood linguini both meals wereLue lisää
South Bank

Very cool area right along the Brisbane River has public swimming and beaches
The day touring Brisbane

Drove down to South Bank and parked for the day. We took the ferries up the Brisbane River past the Fellon Brewery to Bluey World. Unfortunately it was open only to people who had tickets and noLue lisää
Felon Brewing- lunch

Calamari and fresh fish for lunch
Botanic gardens

Beautiful botanic gardens, downtown Brisbane