Year One
Date: 22/7/2008 16:30
Weather: Showers
Location: Cannon Vale 20'15 77S, 148'42 99E
Author: Our guests, Kira, Verena and Luke.

Captains Log…star date…….

By Verena
MARISA likes talking loud, discussing inappropriate topics at inappropriate times as well as breaking world records for longest time taken to wash dishes. DISLIKES admitting snakes have bones and quiet time.

LUKE likes eating, dressing like Borat and posing for most photos lying on the ground and telling everyone he can do everything…including rowing and backstroke (not). DISLIKES dropping both his phone and recently purchased novel into the Coral Sea.

VERENA likes backgammon, losing hairties, and drinking 200L of water on the boat. DISLIKES jellyfish, seasickness and watching her sickness companion, Kira, develop white lips.

KIRA likes MAXALON*!!!!!!!! Whoever invented it should be given a medal! She also likes exclamation marks!!! DISLIKES developing white lips and pre-maxalon times.

STRIPEY BLACK AND WHITE FISH like mouldy gluten free bread to the point that they will attack humans to obtain it!

WHITSUNDAYS likes. Fauna. Throughout our trip we had the pleasure of being surrounded by 1000's of butterflies, whales, dolphins, sea turtles, rays, millions of colourful fish, a vast array of picturesque landscapes, other sea creatures and plants, as well as hand feeding cockatoos (woops, do not try at home).



bat fish feeding on gluten free bread at Manta Ray Bay

The typical beach up here.....not fine sand, its crushed coral! Whitehaven is one of the only beaches with real sand.

coral at low tide

WHITSUNDAYS dislikes. Scary green biting ants, rain… not much else except nude old strangers on the boat next door.

By Kira
We arrive with no idea where we are, in complete darkness, when we finally can explain where we are Peter comes to pick us up. Verena and Luke settle into the shoebox, which is terribly cosy? Or is it?
Our first day…is rain.
To our utter amazement it is Luke the most non water type person who doesn't get sick. Verena and Kira get extreme nausea (and white lips) on the way out with strong winds and a choppy sea. A tip for people like us, the recipe to avoid sickness is; take nausea tablets half hour before moving and SIT UP TOP!!! Stare at land! You'll be happy to know only Verena vomited, on land, and only because of too much wheat.
Ok we have to be quick, so highlights are, Marisa and Kira enjoyed their first snorkelling experiences and LOVED it! Kira got scared of a fish that was only 20cm with sharp teeth, and managed to stay floating even when trying to dive. Verena pushed Kira in front of a jellyfish to save herself (it may only have been 5cm but you never know). Its really nice up here even though its raining. Peter and Kylie managed to put up with our constant bickering amongst each other (lets just say when we were on a walk 100meters away they could hear us. All in good fun of course J) and showed us heaps of cool places including a forest of butterflies.
On Whitehaven beach we played boules aka petanque aka bocci, which Luke decided could kill a turtle. We found an awesome sand creation of a dragon (which Luke posed lying beside) so decided to compete by creating a sand turtle, needless to say it was……amazing. Lukes attempt at rowing found them going in circles for about ten minutes and Marisa managed to push Kira onto some coral from lack of piggyback experience which resulted in a toothbrush scrubbing of her cut. I still love you Marisa, even if you don't think a snake has bones when its right in front of you!

By Luke
Verena and Marisa participated in synchronised falling over on their arse! Kira walked into Jura's steps, doors, overhangs etc etc. until she had scar marks on her shins. Peter allocates 'Marisa quiet time' for 5 minutes, everyone agrees it should be made 10 minutes. Peter is unexpectedly amazing to look at in budgie smuggler's (PK what the!!) Coral was a sight, although I also liked the Pine Trees. Food was great, especially liked by Kira who grew fond of a lettuce head that she slept with every night. Kylie made lovely apricot/coconut/choc slice that unfortunately manic Marisa missed out on, Peter got her slice. Overall a great experience and I thank Pete and Kylie for putting up with all of us, especially Marisa's and my babbling about everything unimportant and often made up J Take care guys

*Maxalon is anti nausea tablets

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