Aussie word of the day: bathers = bathing suit.
Hi again friends and family.. I was hoping to blog more often, but have been "blogged down" - thanks for the term Dad! Since I've been back in Perth I have been pretty busy getting a place, a car and a new job. I have scored 2 out of 3 so far and am still looking for a job. Things fell through with the old job when I got back so.. here I go again.
So anyway, back to the sunny beaches of gorgeous Hamilton Island. It was a picture perfect paradise. I've never been to the Bahamas, but Hamilton Island was how I imagine the Bahamas or Virgin Islands to be - pristine aqua blue water, lush green hilly islands, beautiful white sand beaches. Hamilton Island is a resort so there are no cars, just golf carts and resort buses to get around the island. It's also quite expensive, so not really for the budget traveller. Above is a view from our hotel room looking over Catseye bay. There were tons of tropical parakeets and cockatoos and at night, gigantic bats the size of crows, would fill the air. The bats, my friends and I thought, must be the reason there were no mosquitoes or black flies on the island.
Hi again friends and family.. I was hoping to blog more often, but have been "blogged down" - thanks for the term Dad! Since I've been back in Perth I have been pretty busy getting a place, a car and a new job. I have scored 2 out of 3 so far and am still looking for a job. Things fell through with the old job when I got back so.. here I go again.
So anyway, back to the sunny beaches of gorgeous Hamilton Island. It was a picture perfect paradise. I've never been to the Bahamas, but Hamilton Island was how I imagine the Bahamas or Virgin Islands to be - pristine aqua blue water, lush green hilly islands, beautiful white sand beaches. Hamilton Island is a resort so there are no cars, just golf carts and resort buses to get around the island. It's also quite expensive, so not really for the budget traveller. Above is a view from our hotel room looking over Catseye bay. There were tons of tropical parakeets and cockatoos and at night, gigantic bats the size of crows, would fill the air. The bats, my friends and I thought, must be the reason there were no mosquitoes or black flies on the island.
The first day, we went diving on the inner reef of the Great Barrier Reef. The day was gorgeous, the water clear. We saw towers of coral and reef sharks and other fun marine life. Sadly though, I was more fascinated by the view of the GBR from the airplane. There's nothing like looking down on the GBR from above... it's really awe-inspiring and you can't help but stare at it. The rest of the time in Hamilton Island we relaxed by the pool sipping cocktails from the swim-up bar or cruising out to Whitehaven Beach, which is reported as one of the world's most beautiful beaches. Whitehaven Beach is made of pure white silica sand that squeaks when you walk on it. The only disappointing thing about visiting Whitehaven Beach (which you could only get to by boat) was that you couldn't really swim in the ocean without wearing a protective lycra suit because of the Irukandji jellyfish and you couldn't go into the bush near the beach because of the snakes. Your only real option was either bake for two hours in the sunshine or take a walk down the beach.
Overall, Hamilton Island was one of the most beautiful places we went on our trip - but also the most expensive. I hope to go back someday to visit the northern end of the Whitsunday's Islands, Hamilton Island is in the southern part of the group of islands. After Hamilton Island, we headed over to Cairns, the last leg of our two week adventure.
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