Our little family recently had a wonderful holiday on beautiful Hamilton Island. Not being "yacht people" we were blissfully unaware that part of our stay included Hamilton Island Race week. We were delighted!
We stayed in a very comfortable 2 bedroom apartment: Panoramic No 1. There was a balcony for each of the 2 levels looking out towards Whitsunday Island. Lovely views. The apartment was nestled in "the bush" which enabled us to enjoy (and curse) the local wildlife. We were visited (and burgled by) the local sulfur crested cockatoo's. Very cheeky and happy to "pose" for photos. WARNING: if you stay in Panorama No 1, lock your glass balcony door as well as your screen door (on the living level) when you go out or you might get "burgled" by the cockies! We did. Little mosters chewed through the screen mesh ripping a space just big enough to squeeze through and then proceed to go into the kitchen and open our packets of biscuits, sugar, cereal, in fact anything and everything. Not satisfied with that, they scattered their loot all over the kitchen! We were NOT happy when we came home and reported them to the local "police". (The rental agents). They sent their handyman around to help us clean up and repair the screen, couldn't have been more helpful, as well as a "perhaps you had better lock the glass door, as these offenders are well know in this stretch of units". So we did, no further problems!
The weather was magic during our stay, around 25C each day. We did lots of tourist things, boat cruise to the Great Barrier Reef with snorkeling, lunch, and return by helicopter was absolutely B E A U T I F U L !!!
Tried out most of the eat places on the island and our favorite was lunch at Dent Island Golf Club which is Hamilton Island's famous golf course. It was so good, we went twice!!
Our son tried his hand at target shooting, which he enjoyed. We loved watching the yachts sail past each morning on their way to the start line and managed to capture one unfortunate yacht that ran aground!
Sunsets from our balcony were just lovely as was the glass or two of wine we enjoyed whilst watching the sun set.
One of the most relaxing and beautiful holidays we have had in Australia. Highly recommend it, although it is very expensive. You have to remember.....it's an island, everything is shipped in so it's going to cost more.
We were sad to leave and come back home to reality. Never mind, maybe we'll go back again sometime.
We stayed in a very comfortable 2 bedroom apartment: Panoramic No 1. There was a balcony for each of the 2 levels looking out towards Whitsunday Island. Lovely views. The apartment was nestled in "the bush" which enabled us to enjoy (and curse) the local wildlife. We were visited (and burgled by) the local sulfur crested cockatoo's. Very cheeky and happy to "pose" for photos. WARNING: if you stay in Panorama No 1, lock your glass balcony door as well as your screen door (on the living level) when you go out or you might get "burgled" by the cockies! We did. Little mosters chewed through the screen mesh ripping a space just big enough to squeeze through and then proceed to go into the kitchen and open our packets of biscuits, sugar, cereal, in fact anything and everything. Not satisfied with that, they scattered their loot all over the kitchen! We were NOT happy when we came home and reported them to the local "police". (The rental agents). They sent their handyman around to help us clean up and repair the screen, couldn't have been more helpful, as well as a "perhaps you had better lock the glass door, as these offenders are well know in this stretch of units". So we did, no further problems!
The weather was magic during our stay, around 25C each day. We did lots of tourist things, boat cruise to the Great Barrier Reef with snorkeling, lunch, and return by helicopter was absolutely B E A U T I F U L !!!
Tried out most of the eat places on the island and our favorite was lunch at Dent Island Golf Club which is Hamilton Island's famous golf course. It was so good, we went twice!!
Our son tried his hand at target shooting, which he enjoyed. We loved watching the yachts sail past each morning on their way to the start line and managed to capture one unfortunate yacht that ran aground!
Sunsets from our balcony were just lovely as was the glass or two of wine we enjoyed whilst watching the sun set.
One of the most relaxing and beautiful holidays we have had in Australia. Highly recommend it, although it is very expensive. You have to remember.....it's an island, everything is shipped in so it's going to cost more.
We were sad to leave and come back home to reality. Never mind, maybe we'll go back again sometime.
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| Plane heading for the mainland. |
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| Resting after lunch on Dent Island. |
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| Dent Island Golf Course |
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| 18th Tee looking towards Club house and Hamilton Island |
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| Beautiful Dent Island Golf Course. |
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| Heading around the tip of H.I. from our balcony |
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| Racing yachts from our balcony |
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| Hamilton Island marina and "Opera House" Yacht Club |
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| The Marina |
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| Yacht Week |
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| Hamilton Island main shopping precinct. |
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| Don't think he can enter the race. |
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| And there off! |
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| Coopers Ale Yacht. |
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| View from Dent Island towards Hamilton Island. |
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| Reporting the race from above. |
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| Local art gallery |
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| Stranded yacht in middle distance. |
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| Kookaburra |
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| "Burgulars". Sulphur Crested Cockatoos. |
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| The face of a thief! |
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| Sunset behind stranded yacht from our balcony. |
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| Hamilton Island Marina at night. |
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| Night Dinner cruise returning. Food was great. |
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| Heading for the reef |
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| Great Barrier Reef Pontoon. |
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| One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. |
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| "George", a Barrier Reef local. |
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| George had his eye on me. |
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| Snorkeling on the reef. |
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| Coral |
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| Great Barrier Reef |
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| Heart reef from the helicopter. |
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| Coral "sunscreen" from the helicopter. |
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| Whitehaven Beach |
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| Hamilton Island Airport |
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| Whitehaven Beach |
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| Whitehaven Beach |
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| Sunset at Hamilton Island Marina. |
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| Hamilton Island. |
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| Chopper views near Whitehaven Beach. |
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| Whitehaven Beach |
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| Great Barrier Reef |
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| Pentecost Island in the background. |
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| Dent Island |
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| From our balcony |
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| Playing tourist |
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| Marina |
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| Mode of transport on Hamilton Island. |
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| From our balcony |
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| Suspect No 1. |
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| Seems the cockies don't want us to read this! |
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| Sunset from our balcony. |
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| From our balcony |
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| Wild Oats Eleven. |
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| Sunset Dinner Cruise patrons. |
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| Sunset over the Whitsundays from the Dinner cruise. |
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| Squid chasing the boat lights. |
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| "Dirty Harry" at the Target Range. |
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| Not a bad shot for a beginner! |
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| Highly recommended! |
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| Hamilton Island Resort Beach. |
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| Tide out. Looking back at resorts. |
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| Soaking up some vitamin D with the tide out. |
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| Great views. |
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| Yacht Week sponsors. |
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| More great views. |
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| Can you spot the sea eagle flying through? |
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