How wonderful can life be…!!!

Saling between 74 islands with a huge white catamaran from ‘White Heaven Beach’ to ‘Blue Pearl Bay’, 30 degrees, perfect blue sky during the day (the most crazy colors sometimes), milky way during the night, rainbows, best sunrises and sunsets ever, snorkeling in the turquoise sea with turtles, corals and lot’s of fish…that’s the WHITSUNDAYS.

Food was awesome too, had a cook on board. Alcohol was cheap and plenty. Just perfect 3 days!

Back in Airlie Beach we had one more night to meet with the crew ( 25 people on the boat) for the aftershow party. And the next morning I left to the next place called Magnetic Island where I’m going to do my SSI diving license.

After a very long bus drive we arrived at a private Cattle Station in Kroombit – first time I left the coast and went inland. In the afternoon I went horse back riding and mustering goats, then learned how to catch a goat, how to bring it down for the branding and how the cattle prod feels on a human body… Early evening we were taught how to creck a whip and later on after a few drinks we had a mechanical bull competition. I won:-) Had to get up at half past 5 am the next morning for trying to shoot clay discs before leaving to the next station.

Was an 11 hours drive to Airlie Beach where I’ll stay for one night before I go on my Whitsundays sailing trip.

These days was the “best adventure” so far! Was on the biggest sand island in the world (Fraser Island) on a 4 wheel self drive trip for 3 days. We were a group of three cars (30 people) out in the woods, Camping in tents, Barbecue, shower in lakes…

We had a few difficulties with our car/group – first we lost the car keys in the supermarket before we even started the trip, then on the first day the car made weird noises, one of the girls wanted to leave the island because she was claustrophobic and last but not least it rained during the night and the “waterproof” tents had holes…Next day didn’t start better…We forgot to lock the garbagebags in the cars before going to bed, so the Dingos came at night…While we were cleaning up the whole area from our dispersed garbage and getting all the equipment together it was raining alot. Of course as soon as we were done the sun came out… And then it was just perfect! We saw some of the best places ever. The variety was awesome! A ship wrack, cliffs from where we could see dolphines, rainforest and desert, lakes and creeks in unbelieveble colors…

We also invented a new drinking game which we should get a patent for! The name is: hot potato hot potato! The Rules: Take a well cooked potato out from boiling water, throw it to somebody in the circle as fast as possible (you will anyway because it’s very hot) and if the person you throw it to doesn’t catch it or smashes it while catching he/she has to drink. Of course it has to be dark!!!

The days before and after the trip I stayed in Hervey Bay. We were busy with washing cloth (the sand was everywhere…)changeing room because we had bedbucks and spending some more time with the group.

First day I didn’t do much because of my hangover back from Noosa. just beach and pool…Second day we did a camel ride on the beach. It was only Robin and I – awesome!!!

Arrived here around midday and started looking for pubs and bars right away -> was my birthday:-)

Found a pub -> had some beer

Found a bar -> had some beer

Found some guys -> had some drinks

Found myself in bed the next morning with a big hangover…:-(

So next day was a relaxing pool day – but only in the shadow, otherwise I’d have to throw up…

At night we went to a garbage bag party (Australiens are weird). I was a bee and Robin was Ariel.

Next night party again…was a bad idea! Felt very bad the next day on the bus to Rainbow Beach. Was afraid I wouldn’t make it. Every roundabout or brake made me almost throw up. I finally made it but had to sit in the gras for half an hour before I could actually walk the 10 meters from the busstop to the hostel reception!