Saturday
4th November
Peter
was up at sunrise for the inevitable shot of the beach and we had a
prompt start with the aim of reaching Airlie Beach (Backpackers'
Paradise) by lunchtime.
We
passed many sugar plantations and saw a cane train making its way to
the mill.
Airlie
Beach was very busy with people of all nationalities, backpackers
young and old. We checked into the campsite and then walked the 800
metres back into town, browsing in the market along the esplanade.
We
had a fish and chip lunch and then wandered along to the Airlie Beach
lagoon, a huge freshwater swimming pool alongside the beach.
They
need these lagoons because although the beaches are beautiful and the
sea looks very inviting, it is not safe to swim in the sea in
Queensland during their summer months as there is the danger of the
tiny irukandji jellyfish which are only about one cubic centimetre
with long entrails and are highly venomous and a sting can be fatal.
Not to mention any sharks that may be lurking also!! hence the
attractive stinger suits that we wore on our last trip here.
Late
afternoon, we wandered back to the campsite via the pub and had
another swim in the camp pool. We finished the day with a barbie
under our makeshift awning, serenaded (or screeched at) by a friendly cockatoo.
Highlight of the day: swimming in the lagoon.
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