On 1st April we flew from Melbourne to Hamilton Island which was a little disconcerting as when we were coming in to land, getting lower and lower, all we could see beneath us was water. The runway starts at the water's edge as you can see from the photo. So it was a very short walk to the ferry and our one hour crossing to Airlie Beach on the mainland. We had a couple of days at a studio apartment in Airlie Beach. The Sunlit Water apartments are situated at the top of a steep hill and had great views down to the harbour but a challenging walk up from the town. When Sue booked this it looked close to the town centre on Googlemaps but of course that doesn't show the gradient.
The first day we struggled up the hill with two days groceries on our backs, in thirty degree heat. On the second day we managed to climb the hill twice!
It's coming to the end of the rainy season and we had some tremendous downpours.
The stay in Airlie Beach gave us time to launder our clothes in preparation for our four day Whitsunday Islands sailing trip. More of that in the next blog.
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Photos look lovely. It’s a good thing you have had plenty of walking up mountain practice during you trip, to set you up for this! All our love and hugs. xxxx