The Whitsunday Islands

We've been making good steady progress, including our first overnight, and we are now at the Whitsunday Island group. We haven't stopped at Hamilton Island marina, preferring to anchor out at Whitehaven Beach and then on the south side of Hook Island, protected from a bit of weather today. It is simply beautiful here, lovely small islands that we could take weeks to explore if we didn't have to make it to Darwin by early July to join the "Sail Indonesia" rally.

We've seen lots of small dolphins around the islands and turtle heads popping up here and there. We even saw a small little white-tip reef shark speeding through the water in pursuit of something. While anchored at Whitehaven Beach, a gigantic (we're talking huge and ancient) turtle surfaced. We were captivated by his proximity, size and beauty... and simply couldn't take our eyes off of him to go grab for the camera.



Great Keppel Island Beach Walk

 



Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island