16 Mar: Whitsundays (QLD) --> Airlie Beach (QLD).
Another early start to the day because it was going to be choppy coming back into port and we had a couple of folks who needed to get back to Airlie Beach so they could catch a ferry to Hammo (aka Hamilton Island). Brekkie and packing done before the ship set sail so things could be put away.
And boy was it breezy and choppy!! To the extent that people weren't allowed to move between the two main decks because lots of water was splashing up on the stairs and mid-deck. Sunny too, so a few of us were on the deck taking it all in and enjoying the chatter as we closed out this part of the adventure. +Marc and I lucked out with a great bunch of folks and an awesome crew considering that our original boat was cancelled 24 hours before we were scheduled to set sail. Screw the original folks... I am glad our money went to people who treated us well and cared about our experience (all of us).
We got back to Airlie Beach, did some laundry and chilled out by the pool at our B&B. More relaxation. The sun was out too. The forecast doesn't look great for the next 10 days or so because of Cyclone Tim, so we were getting in our Vitamin D. We were able to meet up with a bunch of our shipmates for a drink at the "rum bar" (lots of rum drinkers on the ship much to Marc's delight), and then we all ventured off to grab dinner at different places due to scheduling. It was fun seeing everyone for a beverage again (and showered too!).
Sometimes you gotta take what you are given and our time on the Pacific Sunrise was no exception. Fortunately it worked out better than expected, although the comedy on Saturday night was pretty good with a bunch of drunk backpackers decking out the streets of Airlie Beach in "kelly green".... Should be entertaining tomorrow, I guess.
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And boy was it breezy and choppy!! To the extent that people weren't allowed to move between the two main decks because lots of water was splashing up on the stairs and mid-deck. Sunny too, so a few of us were on the deck taking it all in and enjoying the chatter as we closed out this part of the adventure. +Marc and I lucked out with a great bunch of folks and an awesome crew considering that our original boat was cancelled 24 hours before we were scheduled to set sail. Screw the original folks... I am glad our money went to people who treated us well and cared about our experience (all of us).
We got back to Airlie Beach, did some laundry and chilled out by the pool at our B&B. More relaxation. The sun was out too. The forecast doesn't look great for the next 10 days or so because of Cyclone Tim, so we were getting in our Vitamin D. We were able to meet up with a bunch of our shipmates for a drink at the "rum bar" (lots of rum drinkers on the ship much to Marc's delight), and then we all ventured off to grab dinner at different places due to scheduling. It was fun seeing everyone for a beverage again (and showered too!).
Sometimes you gotta take what you are given and our time on the Pacific Sunrise was no exception. Fortunately it worked out better than expected, although the comedy on Saturday night was pretty good with a bunch of drunk backpackers decking out the streets of Airlie Beach in "kelly green".... Should be entertaining tomorrow, I guess.
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