Our last day in Airlie beach and what a day it turned out to be! Sailing the Whitsundays in Providence V, a 2 Masted Schooner made of Mahogany and Beech. It was truly one of those bucket list days and we’ll remember it for a long long time.

It was a beautiful day, a little bit of cloud in the morning but the afternoon was superb, sunny and about 28 degrees. Our first stop was just off Hook Island for some snorkeling on the Reef. The coral and fish were great although the coral spawning did make the water murky at times. I forgot to take my GpPro with me, so I don’t have any underwater shot, bugger! Then we sailed further into the Whitsundays and anchored off Whitsunday Island. The tender took us ashore we’re we had to walk across the island to Whitehaven beach. It was a long walk but boy was it worth it.

Whitehaven Beach is spectacular and the water is the clearest water I have ever swam in. I thought Lucky Bay in WA was the best beach I had seen but Whitehaven has now gone to number 1. We could have stayed much longer but an hour was all we were allocated before it was time to head back. Lunch and a drink on the boat under full sail back to Airlie Beach marina was also a highlight. The photos below give a small glimpse of our day on the water, we’ll sleep well tonight!

So its pack up tomorrow morning as we head further south to Clearview which is about 50 k’s south of Mackay. Staying right on the beach so we hope Susan and Andrew can catch us some dinner for the 2 nights we are there.