13 Mar: Airlie Beach (QLD) --> Whitsundays (QLD).
+Marc and I started off the morning with a run around Airlie Beach, which was nice and much needed. It felt good to get moving and we were also able to check out where we were going to meet the boat for our 3-day sail around the Whitsundays, a set of Islands off of the central coast of Queensland.
For awhile the weather didn't look favorable for this stretch but as we got closer, it seemed like things would be pretty nice for about 90% so we're hoping. After our run, we needed to check out of our B&B but the owner told us that we could hang out by the pool since we had some time before the boat departure. It was nice... Got some postcards done, took care of some administrative stuff, etc.
Before we knew it, it was time to grab lunch and walk
over to the marina. We met our boatmates, all of whom seem pretty nice. Mix of Americans, Brits, Canucks and a couple of token Aussies. :-) Our crew was a mix as well. We had splendid weather heading off from Airlie Beach. Everyone was chatting along about different places they had visited on their travels.
The onboard chef brought out some hors d'oeuvres and before we knew it, it was dinner time. It was amazing that this person put together a great 3 course sit-down dinner in such a small kitchen for 13 people! We anchored in The Nara Inlet off of Hook Island and got settled in our rooms. The size of the shower made us realize that we would be showering with the freshwater hose on deck... Very small and a large step-up. In other words, the shower in the bathroom was an accident waiting to happen.
But we are excited to be onboard the Pacific Sunrise and hope to have fun with the 4 crew members and 11 crew mates through Saturday. Good start so far!
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| Marc and Jill - cocktails in hand at sunset |
For awhile the weather didn't look favorable for this stretch but as we got closer, it seemed like things would be pretty nice for about 90% so we're hoping. After our run, we needed to check out of our B&B but the owner told us that we could hang out by the pool since we had some time before the boat departure. It was nice... Got some postcards done, took care of some administrative stuff, etc.
Before we knew it, it was time to grab lunch and walk
over to the marina. We met our boatmates, all of whom seem pretty nice. Mix of Americans, Brits, Canucks and a couple of token Aussies. :-) Our crew was a mix as well. We had splendid weather heading off from Airlie Beach. Everyone was chatting along about different places they had visited on their travels.
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| Amazing food prepared by the chef on the boat with a very small kitchen |
But we are excited to be onboard the Pacific Sunrise and hope to have fun with the 4 crew members and 11 crew mates through Saturday. Good start so far!
Thanks for tuning in!