We had to wake up around 5ish to catch the 7.30 am flight last week, to the Hamilton Island, Queensland. Hamilton Island is part of the Whitsunday Islands, part of the Great Barrier Reef...
It was a very rushed morning for us, because Jon had set the alarm, but forgot to turn it on... so we ended up waking up late!! AND to make things worse, I had no time to blow dry my hair.... AND forgot to bring my hairbrush~!!
What a morning indeed! I don't wanna have to relive my family's drama of literally "chasing the flight" last year. Hehehe.
Jonny boy onboard the airbus.
What an eventful morning indeed! But we made it onto the plane anyways :D with some time to spare after checking in~! I managed to snag a muffin from Gloria Jeans before boarding, cause I know I won't be getting brekkie on the plane...
Mei, excited to reach the destination... "Are we there yet?"
The flight was rather long... Took 3 hours! With no in-flight entertainment... because we flew direct to Hamilton Island via Jetstar. Thank God for my Ipod and crappy magazines they provided in the plane to get me through... The good thing was, we had 3 seats between the 2 of us, so I could stretch out a little, and caught a short cat nap before arriving in Queensland.
We arrived wayyy early before the check-in time, and gained an hour as well, because of daylight saving time :) So, we decided to drop our luggage... stored away our stuff... and headed down to the beach to soak up some sun!
Jon and Mei @ Catseye Beach, Hamilton Island...
The weather was great! Warm and sunny, with clear blue skies.... and the sea breeze :) We got tanned by just sitting under the shade, and resting for a short while... It's no wonder everyone here is golden bronzed!!
The beautiful Catseye Beach
And there were heaps of people swimming, and paddling... There were also a few windsurfers, trying to catch some wind...
We got hungry after awhile, so we decided to go get something to eat and drink. What could be better than freshly cooked fish and chips?!! YUMmmoooo!!! Then we proceeded to have a cocktail and ice-cream by the pool...
Ahhh... how relaxing indeed. Thisss.... is the life.
Taking a dip by the pool, on a sunny afternoon :D
Happified faces, trying to get a tan :P
Where's my cocktail??? *mocktail more like it*
It's great being in the island, because it's self sufficient, away from all the hustle and bustle of the big smoke, where's there are no traffic lights, definitely no traffic jams... Everyone travels on a buggy (the main mode of transportation on the island). The only down side is, everything here is expensive. A packet on chips cost more than 6 dollars, instead of the usual 3. Everything is almost double priced. :( sobsss...
We took a stroll down at the marina, after going to the store to get some snacks... checking out the place a little. Basically, just relaxing and taking things slow, at our own pace. It's soooo different from being in the "4 seasons in a day, Melbourne".
Jon @ the marina.
Dreaming that we could own any one of these babies...
The abundant picnic tables along the harbour...
Beautiful beaches....
I feel like I'm in Florida / California... tee hee hee...
Perfect weather for sailing.....
This place is just... paradise :) More pics to come on our week long holiday... I hope everyone else had a good long Australia Day weekend too!
2 comments:
wow nice beach, my turn to go, hopefully this year =)
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Chinese New Year!
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