After a couple of nights relaxing and meeting some of our fellow divers and instructers at the Woolshed bar in Cairns, we rented a little compact car and drove south. (Let me take this opportunity to explain how excited we are to have our own car and be on a road trip! Our car is red and we LOVE it... and the independance it gives us.)
Our first stop is Mission Beach. This beach is GORGEOUS and after consulting our trusty Lonely Planet we decided to stay in a place called Sanctuary. It is about 15 minutes north of Mission Beach and once we arrice we have to hike 500 meters uphill - which wasn't easy to do since we were hungover from 2 days at the Woolshed. When we finally got to the "long house" at Sanctuary, it was well worth it.
This place truely lives up to its name. It is in the middle of the jungle on one of the highest hills. You can see the ocean between the trees. Our accomidations were a little cabana with 2 beds, a roof, and mosquito netting. Thats it. You are litteraly IN the jungle with only this green netting between you and wild life.We spent the 2 days there at the desolate beach, their 'clothing optional' pool (don't worry people, thankfully nobody there opted for that while we where there), read in hammoks, and took naps in various beautiful breezy locations in the long house.
The only negative, I would say, are the night time creepy crawlers. The frogs and huge beetles came out at night and when we were having dinner in the long house they would just hang about us - which made me a little bit uneasy. :S
Leaving the Sanctuary we feel completly relaxed and ready for the next adventure...
Whats next?:
- Magnetic Island for 2 days
- Airllie beach for 1 night
- 2 nights on a sail boat through Whit Sundays islands
- 1 more night in Arlllie beach
- 2 nights on Frazer island
- ...? (we have yet to figure out the rest of our trip... but we know we have to be in Sydney by ~ dec 15th)
Kisses,
Tati
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