Airlie Beach is a small beach resort of about 4000 inhabitants. It is most famous for its connection with the Whitsunday Coast and the Whitsunday Islands, a group of white sanded beaches with good snorkelling and diving facilities.
Unfortunately due to limtied time and money, we weren't able to organise a boat trip out, but we endeavoured to see as much of Airlie as possible. Our hostel was called Backpackers by the Bay,. a five minute walk from the main drag of shops, tour operators and bars and cafe's. It seemed like the whole of Queensland was there on hoiliday for the Easter weekend. as as the seafront lagoonwas really busy with Australians enjoying their days off.
The atmosphere here is pretty laid back and relaxing - nice for a couple of days but nothing more!
So being the hectic life seekers we are, we set off further down the coast - 6 hours this time to the cowboy town and 'beef capital of Australia'...Rockhampton!
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"...One small step for mankind, one giant leap for Andy and Kate..."
About Us
- Andy and Kate
- Jetting off to explore the otherside of the world after 9 months hard work!
I think this just about sums it up.
| Adj. | 1. | antipodean - relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antipodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere |
| Noun | 1. | adventure - a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) |
Itinerary
We fly from Heathrow on Saturday 8th March 2008 landing in Cairns via Singapore on Monday 10th March. From Cairns we are making our way down the east coast of Australia to Sydney. We shall be leaving Sydney on the 15 April, heading over to Auckland where we shall be undertaking a 4 week conservation volunteering program. We then plan to spend another 4 weeks touring New Zealand, eventually leaving the country from Christchurch on19th June. From here we head upto Asia after a brief fuel stop back in Sydney. Our first desitination is Bangkok where we shall stay for 7 days before embarking on an overland tour of Thailand and Malaysia, stopping in Khao Sok National Park, Krabi, Penang, Cameron Highlands, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and finally Singapore on the 11 July. Here we stay for another 5 days before finally returning to Heathrow on July 16th!
Summary!
Heathrow <-fly->
Cairns <-overland->
Sydney <-fly->
Auckland <-overland->
Christchurch <-fly->
Bangkok<-overland->
Singapore <-fly->
Heathrow.
Summary!
Heathrow <-fly->
Cairns <-overland->
Sydney <-fly->
Auckland <-overland->
Christchurch <-fly->
Bangkok<-overland->
Singapore <-fly->
Heathrow.
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