Les iles Whitsundays ont figuré parmi les deux seules vraies escales qu'on s'est autorisées dans notre planning serré. Elles font partie d'un parc national protegé et offrent des paysages et des couleurs aquamarines paradisiaques. Apres quelques stops "snorkeling" dans de l'eau quand-meme bien froide à notre gout (photo 1) on s'est dirigé vers une ile d'ou la vue etait unique (photo 3); mais on a pas pu rendre l'effet "panoramique" de l'horizon, avec les differentes bandes de nuances turquoises etc, dommage... L'une des plages en particulier, Whitehaven beach (phtos 4, 5 et 6), est certainement la chose la plus delicieuse que j'ai jamais vue. Aucune exageration ici, ça ne donne rien sur les photos, il faut le voir pour le croire. Sept kilometres non-stop de sable incroyablement doux et blanc comme neige, de l'eau turquoise transparente ou on peut meme se baigner (c'etait pas la saison des meduses), et bien-sur comme c'est tres reglementé il n'y a pas un truc sale qui traine et seuls quelques bateaux sont autorisés pour un temps limité. En un mot, du nectar de paradis.
We had heard that the Whitsunday Islands were quite nice, so we thought we would poodle over for a little look, and immediately corrected our opinion accordingly, the islands are magnificent. The islands are part of a National Park, so you need to be part of an organised trip to get there, no worries I wasn't planning on swimming. The trip included some snorkeling, not sure why as it is freezing in the water and then some time on Whitehaven Beach, 7km of pure white sand. When we got to the beach we were able to appreciate just how great the sand is, imagine the whitest, softest, finest sand ever...are you imagining, well it's much better than that. If you are coming here and you are rich, I would recommend a trip over on a sea-plane, it looks cool and it will stop at an isolated bit of the beach just for you - I've known Frenchie for too long to be arsed with trying to impress her, but if I could be asked, and I was rich, it would be the sea-plane for us. Here's a fact for all you geeks, sand from Whitehaven Beach was melted down to make the Hubble Telescope which NASA uses to look for aliens....and here's a question for all you geeks who found that interesting: do I know you, what are you doing reading my Website? Just kidding, made myself laugh there.....
Pictures:
1. Frenchbitt dressed for snorkeling.
2. Me relaxing on boat.
3. Whitehaven Beach in the background, just look at the sand and sea, wow.
4. The "I would if I could", Seaplane.
5. Coralie frolicking in the sea.
6. Beach.
Pictures:
1. Frenchbitt dressed for snorkeling.
2. Me relaxing on boat.
3. Whitehaven Beach in the background, just look at the sand and sea, wow.
4. The "I would if I could", Seaplane.
5. Coralie frolicking in the sea.
6. Beach.
