Oracle of Delphi
KC Hill
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Craig HillAirlie Beach, Queensland
May 1st 2009 06:58
Australia is home to some of the best holiday spots and beaches in Australia. Amongst the top spots, few surpass Airlie Beach, in the Whitsunday Islands.
Airlie Beach is a totally tourist town. It exists only for that purpose. It is located about 20° South on the north east coast of tropical Australia, about 1,100 km north of Brisbane. It is in the heartland of the world famous Whitsunday Islands, a chain of 74 islands, mostly holiday resorts, on the Great Barrier Reef.
Airlie has the lot: sailing: hiking: swimming: fishing; flights over the Whitsundays and Reef; parasailing, to name but a few. Even in summer, when the beaches are prone to deadly box jelly fish, there is still the beautiful man-made lagoon on Airlie Beach itself, where swimmers can swim in complete safety in the oceans water.
There are weekend markets at the lagoon, the many boutiques, the night clubs (the main street seems to have a never ending stream of them), and getting pampered at a relaxing day spa. There is fishing, where one can just relax, and contemplate.
The Whitsundays have an interesting history. They were discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770. He named them thus because he mistakenly believed he was passing through them on the Christian holy day Whit Sunday, the International Date Line not known about back then . The locals at Airlie have a Blessing of the Fleet each Pentecost (Whit Sunday), to honour Cook’s discovery.
The trip between Airlie and Brisbane can be made in several ways. There is a 17 hour train trip on Queensland Rail. The train stops at Proserpine (a sugar producing community nearby), and then a bus shuttles everyone who wants to go over to Airlie. The Jetstar and Qantas flights to Proserpine are much quicker, but if the traveller has the time, go by train.
Airlie is that it is a first and foremost a party town, and secondly it is a retirement place, particularly for retired sailors. There is not a lot in the way of theatre, arts, fine restaurants or the like, so if you are looking for that, forget it
But it's a hell of a good party, and well worth while visiting.
Airlie Beach is a totally tourist town. It exists only for that purpose. It is located about 20° South on the north east coast of tropical Australia, about 1,100 km north of Brisbane. It is in the heartland of the world famous Whitsunday Islands, a chain of 74 islands, mostly holiday resorts, on the Great Barrier Reef.
Airlie has the lot: sailing: hiking: swimming: fishing; flights over the Whitsundays and Reef; parasailing, to name but a few. Even in summer, when the beaches are prone to deadly box jelly fish, there is still the beautiful man-made lagoon on Airlie Beach itself, where swimmers can swim in complete safety in the oceans water.
There are weekend markets at the lagoon, the many boutiques, the night clubs (the main street seems to have a never ending stream of them), and getting pampered at a relaxing day spa. There is fishing, where one can just relax, and contemplate.
The Whitsundays have an interesting history. They were discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770. He named them thus because he mistakenly believed he was passing through them on the Christian holy day Whit Sunday, the International Date Line not known about back then . The locals at Airlie have a Blessing of the Fleet each Pentecost (Whit Sunday), to honour Cook’s discovery.
Nearby Shute Harbour at Sunset
The trip between Airlie and Brisbane can be made in several ways. There is a 17 hour train trip on Queensland Rail. The train stops at Proserpine (a sugar producing community nearby), and then a bus shuttles everyone who wants to go over to Airlie. The Jetstar and Qantas flights to Proserpine are much quicker, but if the traveller has the time, go by train.
Airlie is that it is a first and foremost a party town, and secondly it is a retirement place, particularly for retired sailors. There is not a lot in the way of theatre, arts, fine restaurants or the like, so if you are looking for that, forget it
But it's a hell of a good party, and well worth while visiting.
Nearby Cedar Creek Falls
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