But first we had to endure a night in a backpackers hostel in a shared room where a bunch of drunk idiot kids where also staying.
While waiting for the departure time we went out to the beach in Arlie Beach:
(The beach at Arlie Beach)
A good appetizer for what was to come.
The boat we were going to spend the next 2 days and night isn’t just any boat.
In fact she was built for the British Navy sailing team, launched in 1989 by some Duke in England, and participated in the whitbread round the world regatta.
Her name is the British Defender
(British Defender)
It’s a bit of a shame that such a great piece of naval engineering (for its time) ended up chartering people who can’t say the difference between the bow and the stern, but on the other hand it gives us all the possibility to sail in a Maxi Yacht (despite all the interior being rearranged and refitted for the chartering purpose…)
(British Defender, again)
And if you’re into this kind of thing, there are at least 10 different Maxis you can choose from. None of them very recent, but still… it was really cool!
The crew was all girls (4 in fact) who completely controled the thing
(the deck)
And in the end we got to get a bit of true sailing. The fellow with the purple t-shirt only left the spot he is in this photo on the end of the second day…
(sailing)
And you may wonder why is everyone sitting and not lying on the side of the boat.
They were before (I was too), but after I got up and went under to get a cheese sandwich, the girl lying most to the bow felt kind of strange, and threw up. We were heading upwind, and everyone (except for me that was under fixing the sandwich) was lying on the side. Do I need to explain what happened? Ok, basically everyone got a bit of the previous dinner (partially digested) on them.
After they realized that the wet feeling it wasn’t a wave or a drop of rain, they all decided best not to lye or sit on the brownish yellow stuff on the deck.
This is where I found them.
Enough about the boat. The Whitsundays is all about the 98.9% silica white sands and the crystal blue waters, so look at the pictures and feel envy!
(sand stretch)
(the white sands beach at the Whitsundays)
(the turquoise waters)
And the wildlife, in this case a Stingray that was standing in half a meter of water, right next to me.
(meeeen! It's a stingray!)
And because the boats go through this way everyday, when they come to these cliffs they just use a whistle, and a couple of eagles come to the boat.
Then there’s the “throw the sausage into the air so the eagle can catch it mid flight” They asked not to put photos on facebook, so I wont. But this isn’t facebook, so it’s ok.
(the eagle)
One of the most amazing places I’ve ever been, and one could easily spend one week or more sailing around these islands, and discovering these amazing snorkeling and diving places.
(British Defender, again)
And if you’re into this kind of thing, there are at least 10 different Maxis you can choose from. None of them very recent, but still… it was really cool!
The crew was all girls (4 in fact) who completely controled the thing
(the deck)
And in the end we got to get a bit of true sailing. The fellow with the purple t-shirt only left the spot he is in this photo on the end of the second day…
(sailing)
And you may wonder why is everyone sitting and not lying on the side of the boat.
They were before (I was too), but after I got up and went under to get a cheese sandwich, the girl lying most to the bow felt kind of strange, and threw up. We were heading upwind, and everyone (except for me that was under fixing the sandwich) was lying on the side. Do I need to explain what happened? Ok, basically everyone got a bit of the previous dinner (partially digested) on them.
After they realized that the wet feeling it wasn’t a wave or a drop of rain, they all decided best not to lye or sit on the brownish yellow stuff on the deck.
This is where I found them.
Enough about the boat. The Whitsundays is all about the 98.9% silica white sands and the crystal blue waters, so look at the pictures and feel envy!
(sand stretch)
(the white sands beach at the Whitsundays)
(the turquoise waters)
And the wildlife, in this case a Stingray that was standing in half a meter of water, right next to me.
(meeeen! It's a stingray!)
And because the boats go through this way everyday, when they come to these cliffs they just use a whistle, and a couple of eagles come to the boat.
Then there’s the “throw the sausage into the air so the eagle can catch it mid flight” They asked not to put photos on facebook, so I wont. But this isn’t facebook, so it’s ok.
(the eagle)
One of the most amazing places I’ve ever been, and one could easily spend one week or more sailing around these islands, and discovering these amazing snorkeling and diving places.
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