Airlie Beach

Our pimped out raft

Beautiful beaches

Whitehaven Beach

One of the must do's on any backpacker's itinerary is the Whitsunday Islands, just off the mainland of Airlie Beach, so we felt we had to oblige. Most people do a three day trip on a fancy big sail boat, but hampered by time restrictions, we decided to do a day trip, and went on a big speed boat around the islands. It was a very choppy day so made the conditions slightly more painful, but the boat was bouncing up and down on the water with a massive BANG every time it hit the surface! Whiplash city! We went around the islands though which were convered in rainforest and the whitest sandy beaches and they were just beautiful! We went to Whitehaven beach, the most famous in the area, and stayed for a few hours and went on a few walks as well. So we managed to see pretty much everything in a day, even though we returned home slightly beaten from the boat ride, it was awesome!