Well, I've been and come back from my Day Dream Island Holiday. It was, to say the least, one of the prettiest places I have ever seen.

We were given a lovely room with an incredible view from the balcony and had yellow crested cockies come and visit us each day. I’ll tell, those things so so BIG....lol The wallabies would come out at night and play around the resort as well. It was very cool watching the wildlife do their own thing and they didn’t seem to care about the people either. I guess they really do become accustomed of their surroundings.

It is a VERY expensive place though. It cost an arm and a leg to buy anything over there. I saw a pair of thongs (flip flops) for $64 and a tube of Pringles chips for $9. I nearly fell over. Even a small chocolate like a Mars Bar cost $3.50.

I did an hour nature walk while there. It was fantastic. Mind you, I had to sleep with one eye open because, Lisa – who came with me, doesn’t enjoy that kind of thing where as I do. It took you through and around the Island – and no, it isn’t really that big to be able to do it in an hour. We couldn’t do the rainforest walk though. That was pretty disappointing, but they have had some extreme weather and it was closed.

Apparently we had the best weather for a long time while there. They told us that they normally have two great days and one or two bad and windy days and there was nothing but picture perfect weather. Wasn’t hot, wasn’t cold...it was just beautiful!

One thing that did surprise me about the Island was the beach. There was no sand....lots of beach, lots of water....no sand. The beach has nothing but shell grit, for the want of a better term. Still was/is very pretty though.

And the only problem we faced was when we arrived at Hamilton Island. From there we had to catch a ferry over to DDI. We got there, collected our luggage and went to find out about the ferry and found out that there was NO mention of us.....so the question was...why they hell not, how were we 'spose to get over to DDI? SWIM? We ended up having to pay our own way there....so $110 later, just a little bite from an already stretched budget, we got there....we had to pay the same to get home too....I wasn't happy! It would have been ok if we were warned, but  why send someone on a trip and allow you to get just about there and then leave you stranded??? Turns out that we were meant to have tickets for the Ferry but communication wasn't the best. We are having the money refunded - so it's all good.

Anyways, here are some of the pics that were taken....

 

 We woke up to this each morning.....I'd sit outside on the balcony with my coffee and cigarettes and just suck in the view

another view from the balcony

Me with two of the Three Brothers. Ledgend has it that they were turned to stone by Medusa (sp?)

The begining of a nature walk that I took....it was FANTASTIC!!

View from one of the pools.....

A stingray from the living reef by the resort

 One of the Cockies that came to visit on a daily basis.....some of these birds were HUGE!!

Well, that is a couple of snap shots from my trip.....

Hope you're all well and keeping dry......:)

OB