Mexican lunch

I have been craving Mexican food for weeks now, but it seems burritos and margaritas have yet to cross over into this country. And of all places I found a Mexican restaurant on Magnetic Island, a small island of only 2,000 residents off the coast of Townsville. Not exactly your traditional quesadilla, but the beans, cheese, and guac was good enough for me.

Whitsunday Itinerary

Day 1
Blue Pearl Bay
Haymay Island

Day 2
Luncheon Bay (site of my first scuba dive)
Manta Ray Bay
Hook Island
Whitehaven Beach
Whitsunday Island

Day 3
Longford Reef
Longford Island

Wings III

Whitsundays

Last weekend I had the incredible opportunity to spend three days aboard Wings III sailing and snorkeling the Whitsunday Islands. The fish! The coral! The seasickness! I positive now the best way to diet is by spending time on a sailboat. The chef onboard served us food for kings: BBQ, pastas, salads, fresh fruit and veggies, carrot cake and chocolate cookies, but by day two I was so queasy from the rocking I couldn't eat! And this never happens. I am never not hungry.

Highlights from the trip:

• scuba diving for the first time off of Hook Island
• walking on the ocean floor
• seeing Nemo
• chasing sting rays and reef sharks in the shallow waters of Whitehaven Beach
• the sand at Whitehaven, the most beautiful and soft sand I have ever seen
• stinger suits!
• stargazing - no better way to see the galaxy than on a sailboat in the middle of the ocean
• cup of jo before a 7 a.m. snorkel

Whitsundays via Airlie Beach!

I am re-blogging MAP C to show my current location, which is Airlie Beach! See the dot offshore that says "Whitsundays"? I am heading there tomorrow for a three-day, two-night sailing trip. You can also see I'm not that far off from Cairns! Which is my final destination on my east coast journey. Hope to blog about my sailing adventures in a few days time when I'm back on the mainland!