Today I got to accompany a friend to Airlie Beach and take a boat out to the Whitsunday Islands, more specifically Whitehaven beach. We went out on his boat for a 40 minute ride to Whitehaven beach, the crystal clear aqua waters and pristine silica sand of Whitehaven stretch over seven kilometres along Whitsunday Island , the largest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays. We brought lunch and drinks as well as our swimsuits and relaxed on the white sandy beaches for the day. W

Day one of Abel Tasman started at the Water Taxi parking lot. We walked about a mile into the park from the lot because that’s where the water taxi would drop us off at the end of the hike. Better to walk a little at the beginning than at the end with sore feet. We waited to start the hike until about 1 in the afternoon because there was rain in the morning. Luckily it cleared up to a beautiful blue sky by noon so we could get a good start on the first day’s hike (or tramp a