After travelling all day yesterday we arrived ready to board the boat to Daydream Island where we were to spend the next three nights. It had started to rain, which isn't unusual here as we are in the midst of the rainforest in the Whitsunday Islands. It is strange for it to rain so heavily and yet remain so warm. This is a small island which is designed specifically for the tourists. It reminds me of a TV programme from years ago called 'Fantasy Island'. There's really nice accommodation and lots of swimming pools and hammocks in really well-tended surroundings. Chris fell out of a hammock which was really amusing! The island is really a tropical rain forest and has lots of tropical things walking, flying and swimming nearby. A wallaby hopped past us last night when we were making our way back to our room.
I'm pleased to say that the rain didn't last long last night and we awoke this morning to clear blue skies and even brighter blue sea. It really is very beautiful. There's very little to do unless you have tons of money to splash out. I was going to treat myself to a massage but couldn't, in all conscience, spend the $175 for a 90 minutes massage - that's a lot of hard-earned money!
The temperature here is 30 degrees which is much lower than the Northern Territory. It is very humid here though and difficult to feel comfortable. This morning we walked the ten-minute walk to the other side of the island, had a drink and then walked the 20 minute rainforest track back again. We felt tired out and then just sat on a sun bed in the shade to try to cool down. I did manage to do some reading - thank goodness for my 'Kindle'! I keep thinking of all the wasted study time - shame I left my text books at home!
Tomorrow afternoon we are going for a cruise to see more of the coral reef.
I'm pleased to say that the rain didn't last long last night and we awoke this morning to clear blue skies and even brighter blue sea. It really is very beautiful. There's very little to do unless you have tons of money to splash out. I was going to treat myself to a massage but couldn't, in all conscience, spend the $175 for a 90 minutes massage - that's a lot of hard-earned money!
The temperature here is 30 degrees which is much lower than the Northern Territory. It is very humid here though and difficult to feel comfortable. This morning we walked the ten-minute walk to the other side of the island, had a drink and then walked the 20 minute rainforest track back again. We felt tired out and then just sat on a sun bed in the shade to try to cool down. I did manage to do some reading - thank goodness for my 'Kindle'! I keep thinking of all the wasted study time - shame I left my text books at home!
Tomorrow afternoon we are going for a cruise to see more of the coral reef.
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