Airlie Beach

Since there was no connecting flight from Cairns to Proserpine Airport, I had to fly to Brisbane first. With the early flights, I still arrived in Airlie Beach by noon. I had about 1.5 days to relax a bit — as much as you can when it’s hot and humid. I had arrogantly assumed it would be much more comfortable further south of Cairns. But no. 😄

Airlie Beach isn’t that big — and it’s still too far north to swim without a stinger suit. Most people, from what I gathered, come to Airlie mainly to join a sailing tour to the Whitsundays. I was one of them.Read more