Hello family and friends, apologies its been so long. Don't worry though, I haven't been doing anything interesting. Just plugging away at school. So far I am about 5 assignments in, and I'll have you know I've got marks of distinction (honours) on all of them. Just need to keep it up for about 7 more months, and I'm well on my way to graduating with honours again.
So now that you know why you haven't been hearing from me, I'm going to regale you a little with my mid semester break vacation. I decided to go to Whitsunday Islands, after hearing them described as 'Paradise on Earth.'
They were truly gorgeous! Lush green landscapes, cool teal water, and white sandy beaches. The rain I had for the majority of the trip wasn't enough to put a damper on my experience. I knew this would probably be the only time I would get to explore this place, so I put on my yellow raincoat and went crazy.
I was on a sailboat tour for 2 days and 2 nights, which took me to a variety of beaches, snorkel spots, and quiet bays for the evening. I got to snorkel in the ever attractive stinger suit, a bathing suit the boat provided that was like a thin wet suit, to protect me from the very deadly jellyfish they get in the area. I didn't see a single one, but the suit was a comfort when given the knowledge of stingers in the area. Snorkeling was fun, but I only lasted about 20-30 minutes. I take after my mother and prefer to swim a little bit away from the reef and fish, looking from a distance, and since the tide was low the reef was RIGHT THERE, and the fish were very curious. I was happily done when one swam into my face.
The boat was great, I've always loved the rocking motion, and I slept like a baby in the tiny cabin they stuffed my party of 3. We were in very close proximity of each other for the whole trip.
We got home Friday around 5, and were able to enjoy the Royal wedding along with the rest of the world. All in all it was a great experience and I enjoyed the sailboat thoroughly. My only disappointment was that I didn't get to see a sea turtle, but I have a trip to Cairns (the Great Barrier Reef) with the family over Christmas to do a little sea turtle finding on. I'll be back sometime near the end of the month to let you know about my day trip to Stradbroke Island, its booked for the 29th. I can't wait to go sand surfing!!
