WOW Whitehaven

We have stopped at Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island a couple of times now. The first time we stopped it was cold, windy and foggy and I was thinking 'PFftttttt! What's all the fuss about?'.

But we went back for another visit about two weeks ago with my mum. It was a warm, sunny day and after a quick trip ashore with the kids I could see and feel what all the fuss was about!

The colours really are astonishing, and the sand...I couldn't help scrunching my toes and fingers in it repeatedly, it was amazingly soft!

The kids ran about and dug roads in the sand, while mum and I just kicked back and soaked it all up. It was beautiful. I am really looking forward to visiting again.

More Bait Reef Beauty...

We had another aquatic day today on Bait Reef. Nick and I did some Powerdiving in the morning, and he managed to get these shots...

Nick has decided to try and capture more shots of fish...but they tend to move a tad more quickly than the coral...so its taking some time! I move a whole lot slower (than the fish, not the coral)...so I'm a relatively easy target.

(wish the occupant of this beauty was still at home)...

There will undoubtedly be more underwater pics to come, but I'll try and get some blue sky in too!

Bait Reef Snorkelling

Another lovely day here on the Great Barrier Reef yesterday. We all went snorkelling (well, not Eric, I stayed with him while dad took the kids in, then I went in later).

That's Emily's weight belt streaming out behind her. They don't seem to come in kiddy sizes, so it is a mile too long (we could cut it, but it might come in handy one day to hold on to her while she goes off....she is a very good snorkeller)

She dives too...and is miles better than me. I hate having to clear my snorkel when I come back up (and besides I'm a good bit more bouyant than her...;-)

PS. 99% of all the underwater shots are Nick's. He is part fish in the water...and can dive to great depths, steady himself and take a photo all in the time it takes me to breathe in and get my head under the water. I still can't believe he agreed to live in a land-locked Australian Territory (UGH...I just had a visual of diving in Lake Burley Griffin...and I nearly choked on my pancake!).

The Stepping Stones, Bait Reef

We had another fun day yesterday. We moved from Hook Reef to Bait Reef, and went Powerdiving off the Stepping Stones...

It is still a tad windy here, but under the water you don't notice the wind so much (except that it tends to blow the floating Powerdive unit away, and I can sometimes feel it dragging me backwards).

It poured with rain here last night, which washed down the boat but unfortunately also soaked MY side of the bed....not so nice, but it'll dry out today.