Days 8-20

We arrived at our favourite place, Airlie Beach,  on a cloudy day in late April. The weather gods played with us. Rain overnight and in the mornings, sunny afternoons and cool nights for the first ten days.

We spent some of the 2 weeks  helping our dear friend Lea getting her five acres under control. Ian slashed and chopped and dug and replanted and whipper snipped and mowed and her property was a picture when we left in early May. 

I was supposed to write while Ian did the work, but I spent most of the time walking around with my camera, chatting to Lea, and playing with rag doll Molly, and Ruby dog.

Lea's wonderful garden overlooking the Whitsundays

RUBY

The back view overlooing Proserpine

There were fabulous photo opportunities, pink moon, sunbird on the clothes line,  catching up with locals,  Danielle and her sweet Roman, Brian and Linda, and David R Garms, author (if you haven't read his book, make sure you do... an excellent read)

https://www.amazon.com.au/Hades-Double-David-R-Garms-ebook/dp/B01B2UP934

Pink Moon

 

Gypsy and Ian

Sunbird nest on the clothes line

More Ruby

On other days we went touring... up to the scenic Hydeaway Bay, and Ian went on a few fishing charters. We ate coral trout five nights in a row!

Cape Gloucester

We caught up with our friends, the Mudgee Smiths', daughter, Felicity and her partner, Lochlan, who became her fiance during their visit to Airlie Beach. A romantic proposal at Cedar Creek Falls!

The night we caght up with them to say goodbye, Airlie Beach put on an incredible sunset.

Airlie Beach, always spectacular

The boys went fishing and caught lots of fish!

Some of the restaurants up here will cook your catch.

Lea took us to Northerlies... superb!

Another fish night at Anchor Bar with Felicity and Lochlan

The soon to be engaged Felicity with me at Paradiso. I might have to write a romance about the proposal.

Coral Sea Marina (This appears n my next book in October... Osprey Reef)

A few more dinners out and then it was time to head north again.

Next instalment: Rollingstone Beach, and Mission Beach on the way to Cooktown.

Oh, and I didn't get my book finished. I was having too much fun!

That means more work at the next destination!