Singapore Airport
Im in Singapore Airport at the moment waiting to fly out to Thailand where im meeting Danny - yay!
The east coast of Aus has been amazing. Laura and I went out on the Kiana from Airlie Beach for 3days to sail around the whitsunday islands. It was great to be back together again and it took us ages to catch up on all the goss! It was a really nice boat with just 14people as opposed to the 40 that can be squashed onto some of the party boats. The only problem we had was that our bed happened to be in the living room which wasnt great for Laura who had a cold and wanted to stay in bed!
We went to whitehaven beach on the first day which was gorgeous. the sand is made of silica and is fine enough to clean jewellery with so Grandma Mary's ring is nice and shiny now. Unfortunatly we couldnt go swimming as its jelly fish season but it was lovely lying on the beach all the same and Laura even met her dive buddy there - a big suprise since there were only about 40 people on the island!
On the second day i went diving on the outer reef. we swam through little caves with turqouise light streaming through the holes in the rock and saw turtles, sharks and really colourful coral. Definitely the best place i have been diving so far!
On the third day, the sails went up to speed up the journey back to Airlie beach. The boat was at a 45degree angle making it a bit uncomfy but it felt great with the wind rushing through out hair and the sun shining down on us - a great opertunity to top up the tan!
Next was Fraser Island - easily the most beautiful place i have ever been too. Laura didnt come as she wasnt feeling well and didnt fancy camping so booked herself into a hotel to recover with a tv and air conditioning!
We stayed in tents for the 2nights and drove in our 4wd to all the suggested sites during the day. There were champagne pools which are small pools of warm sea water in the rocks, piles of colourful sand, and fabulous fresh water lakes. Lake MCKenzie on the last day was the most enjoyable part of a fantastic trip. There were no fish or plants in the water, it was fresh and clear. We made human pyramids in the water and playes Frisby on the beach. I could spend 2weeks there no problem!
Yesterday, we went to Steve Erwins zoo. it was really sad reading all the messages on his tribute but great to see how much his beliefs about conservation are spread through the zoo. the croc feeding was kinda scary but we were safely behind bars and we all got to hold a koala - so cute!
got to board my flight now so have to go
love you all
Emma x x x x
posted by laura, em n em @ 4:46 PM
2 Comments:
Hello me darlin!!!!
Shame on me, almost a week has gone by since you posted this and only now am I getting to write. That doesn't mean that I'm not thinking about you all the time though, and wondering how you're getting on and where you are etc. Spoke to Dad this week, not sure if he looks at this site? Your last trip sounded fantastic, that's the sort of trip that makes it all worthwhile. So much to see, so much to do......
How are you finding Thailand? Are you in the real touristy bit or are you moving around? I suppose you'll be off to the islands, should be beautiful. And now you've got Dan for company too which is lovely! A bit of romance always makes life a bit more interesting, ha ha.
I'm thinking of you lots, and I hope you're enjoying your trip. Make the most of it there cos you'll be a bloody long time back here in the study/work routine. Doss as much as poss, that's what I say, ha ha.
Anyway, better get off. Yet again it's after 11 and got work in the morning. See what I mean! Some more photos would be nice by the way. I'm sure you must have zillions by now.
Love you lots and lots,
Take care lovely lady,
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hi em
just had to muck about with this for ages as i forgot my password!so i'm fed up with it now!!
it is so great to hear about what you are up to - my itchy feet go a bit better in china but just reading this last bit about all the swimming, sailing, diving etc has got me itching again!!
i would love to be there and am so glad you're having a good time
luv you loads mum xxxx
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