With so many holiday plans being stymied by Covid restrictions, we decided to have a short break together in the Whitsundays, which are in Queensland, so didn't involve crossing any state borders. Crossing is one thing, but then returning and possibly being required to go into quarantine for two weeks in an hotel would have seriously affected George's ability to return to work.
So we chartered a Seawind 1260 catamaran from Whitsunday Escape, the same company that we chartered from about a year ago.
The Seawind 1260 is slightly bigger and newer than the Seawind 1160 'Nimrod' that we used to own. It was all very familiar. 'Volare' is only about one year old, and was in very good condition. It actually had very few advantages over 'Nimrod', especially with only two people on board. For a crowd it would have had some extra sitting space.
Hill Inlet
Whitehaven Beach
Palm Cove, where the movie 'Ticket to Paradise' was being filmed, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
Eastern curlew
Pied oystercatchers
Starfish
