Whitsunday Islands 9-11 December 2006

We spent a couple of days on a yacht sailing around the Whitsunday Islands; it was beautiful. We snorkelled with the large Maori Wrasse fish and over the reefs, and lazed around on deck. The only trouble was, on our one full day the weather was rubbish. Our skipper knew loads of drinking games which were fun in the evenings.

Sailing back the weather was fantastic and the sea colour was transformed to azure blue. We felt we had missed out on Whitehaven beach so, with another couple from our trip, we chartered a seaplane. . We flew out over the islands and Whitehaven Beach, landing on the sea just by the beach. The beach was also beautiful - powder white sand that felt like fresh snow to walk on. We had a couple of hours on the beach sipping champagne and munching on cheese and biscuits; it was bliss. Flying back was also cool taking off from the sea. This has been the highlight of our trip so far.

Nic B, Nice to hear from you. Happy Christmas and have a fab time in the Galapagos Islands.

Helen & Steve xxx