Day two 10th -12th December 2010 Whitsundays (on a Friday!)

Today we hopped on a boat proudly named the British Defender and set sail to explore the Whitsundays.
The weather was A.MAZ.ING and the crowd on the boat were awesome.
Crystal blue waters, warm ocean breeze, not a cloud in the sky, great food, plenty of 'hydration' on board. Does it get any better?
I don't think so.

Three days of beach hoping, diving, dolphin spotting and relaxation.

A perfect way to be greeted by Australia.

Because of the close environment our group got to know each really well and it was surprising how well each of us got on.

We are such a mixture of characters and backgrounds but it just seems to work.

We ended out three days, two nights Whitsundays trip with a night at Arlie beach to party the night away and endure a hangover the following day! Ergh!

Day one 09th December 2010 Welcome to the Underside of the World!

Dinner or handbag!!!

On the 06th December I left snowy UK and landed in sunny Australia in Cairns.
On the flight between Singapore and Cairns I met my new favourite flight partner, Mark Sheriton who is a 22 year old RAF aircraft engineer.
We decided that we might as well go for a drink that evening given the fact that neither of us knew anyone or had plans.
After one drink I was drunk and had to hit the hay.... I'm clearly to old for jet lag and beer!!!!
Up for 06:30 the next following day though ready to catch the bus.
I had booked a tour with Oz Adventures and initially I was concerned that it would be an 18 to 30 "shag fest" set up as a lot of these tours seem to be so I relieved to find a little mini bus with a small group waiting.
The tour guide, Deno had crazy curly hair and seemed to say 'too easy' a lot which I am sure will catch on!!!
The group on the bus consisted of 9 people and it was a really good mix of people from all different nationalities and ages. (AND, I wasn't the oldest... YAY!)
First stop out of Cairns - Crocodile Farm.
A great place to meet and greet crocodiles, kangaroos, dingos, wallabies, parakeets and snakes!
A really great place and a nice icebreaker for the group.

Magnetic Island view point

Next stop, Magnetic Island. After a gusty ferry ride over to the island we all headed to the pool followed by a walk up to a view point across the island.

It was a really laid back environment and we all concluded the night with a few drink, got to know each other and shot a load of bucks and cows!!! (On an arcade game!)

So far, the group seem brillo!

The only hitch was that 8 of us had to share a hostel room which lacked air con and was actually hotter than the sun inside!!!!

Despite that, as always, I managed to sleep soundly!

Pretty cool first day of the tour and it's set the bar high for the next few weeks! :

Our guide for the next few weeks, Deno!!!
"To Easy"