Current Mood: Happy & Sad

“Freedom, Freedom, this is Mollo, Mollo, please respond!”

Well we’re back from our adventure on the Whitsundays, and truly, it was an adventure! We had Lucy join us in Airlie Beach ready for the rest of the trip and it was sooooo nice to see her. She is such a character and had us in stitches with her million voices, my favourites being Donkey (from Shrek) and Scuba Sam (from Big Daddy).

Anyway, we got to the marina to jump on our boat Mollo a catamaran that is about 20 years old. But comfortable and skippered by the Steve Irwin of the boating world – a dude called Jason. The crew basically consisted of Jason (the Skipper) and a girl called Sarah (the cook!) who was on her maiden voyage with Mollo.

We set out into the blue and Jason had us laughing with his sheer enthusiasm on the trip and Christmas. Sarah was already slaving away in a kitchen that must be like working inside the oven! The weather was so hot ans the sun so strong that throughout the journey everyone was cowering in the shade of the sail to stop themselves burning (apart from Scatt of course!). We made it to a place called White Haven Beach at about 4 o’clock in the afternoon and spent 2 hours on the island – wait till I put the pictures up to see what it was like. So hard to explain, but it was bluer than blue in the sea and whiter than white on the sand! Loved it.

That night (Christmas Eve) we all set up bed on the from of the boat and slept under a cloudless sky! It was really nice just laying there looking up and watching the stars, everyone saw a few shooting ones which was pretty awesome.

Next day (Christmas Day obviously!), Jason went to start the boat! tick tick tick, natta, nothing… The engine on the portside had decided to pack up for Christmas and was too stubborn to work again. So with less that one engine we limped along the ocean, looking at the various islands as we passed. Awaiting pickup by another boat called Freedom! When it came along and began towing, we lifted our voices and had a little bit of a singing competition, pumping out such great hits as Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer – they sent us a message that read “You all suck!”, we really didn’t! We partied into the night with some ingenious games such as Tally-Ho and a beer shotgun made out of a mask and snorkel – crazy people these Aussies!

My thoughts were with my family the whole of the day though and I was desperate to give my Dad a call and give him my love, his Dad (My Grandad) passed away Chrimbo Day last year and I know how low he must be.  Eventually I got through and got to speak to my Dad, Mum, Cousin Charlie and Brother before I eventually lost signal again!  Shite!!!  Well, I’m  thinking of you all if you read this and love you all loads…

We settled down in our positions at the front of the boat and on a humid Chrimbo Day evening, laid back and fell asleep under the stars.

The next day I woke with the sun already on my back, Em had laid a sarong over my neck to stop me burning, but by rolling around on the net it had come off.  Little bit of a rosy tan on my upper neck but nothing too bad!  Boxing Day was spent cruising back into the Marina, totally relaxed and chilled out, ready for a quick dip in the Inland Beach Lagoon – no Stingers!

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