It was my sisters idea as she had some annual leave she had to take and we though: why not?? - and although there were actually quite a few reasons why we could not go - we decided to go anyway!
So on Saturday morning we got up very early and jumped on a train and a plane and came to Hamilton Island in Queensland...
Although you may may wonder why we would come to Queensland in winter this is actually the only time that the wonderful J and I could conceivably come as we both hate the heat.
The Island is beautiful and although clearly the weather is not going to be on our side this week we did get a short glimpse of just how stunning it could be on Saturday afternoon.
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| The view from our room. |
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| My sister trying to soak up the limited sun-rays. |
On Sunday morning it was overcast so we decided to dedicate it to a day of rest except for an 80 minute Palates class at lunchtime........ Having never done Palates I imagined that it was similar to Yoga - I was very wrong. It was 80 minutes of workout with no relaxation or meditation in sight!
I did feel OK afterwards but I had a intense premonition that my body would be feeling the effects of this later.
After our 80 minute workout and with thoughts and feeling of good health and clean living on our minds, we walked into town to find takeaway fish, chips and burgers for a late lunch.
We ate in front of the marina and were visited by Seagulls, Cockatoo's and Rosella's - this little guy was very bold, and obviously not afraid of the humans at all!
And was up for a bit of a pose...
As my sister never likes to pass up an opportunity to shop we popped into one of the only 2 clothes shops in town. Although the clothes didn't interest me in the slightest I found a table that I loved and will be convincing the wonderful J to make for me on our return ........ I am thinking a side table or maybe a coffee table....
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