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October 7, 2009

wordless whitsundays

stunning islands

Whitsundays written in the sand of Whitehaven Beach

Rather than blathering on like I normally do, I decided to indulge in some alliteration and proudly present (mostly) wordless Whitsundays on this Wednesday.  We hope you enjoy our perspective of the 74 islands that crown the edge of Queensland.

 Sunset from One Tree Hill, Hamilton Island

Sunset from One Tree Hill, Hamilton Island, Whitsundays

Sunset at the Marina, Hamilton Island

Sunset at the Marina, Hamilton Island, Whitsundays

Whitehaven Beach

Whitehaven Beach (and, yes, the water really is that blue)

Swimmers at Whitehaven Beach Betty's Beach at Whitehaven
Betty's Beach Whitsunday Islands Whitehaven Beach

Betty's Beach at Whitehaven and Whitehaven Beach

Betty's Beach on Whitsunday Islands

Sailboats at Betty's Beach, Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays

Snorkeling

 Yellow coral at the Whitsundays
Pink coral at Whitsundays Snorkeling at Blue Pearl Bay

Fish swimming at Whitsundays

 Clownfish swimming in anemone

Snorkeling at Blue Pearl Bay, Whitsundays

Sun setting over Pacific Ocean

Sunset from our sailing boat

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Comments (10)

These pictures are AMAZING. And bittersweet. When I was in the Whitsundays earlier this year, it was mid-cyclone, and my views looked NOTHING like this!

-- Camels & Chocolate 10/07/2009 23:29:17
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Beautiful photos! I especially like the ones of the sunsets.

-- JoAnna 10/08/2009 10:17:27
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Thanks so much ladies! The funny thing is that everyone kept on telling us that it wasn't "as good" as it usually is because we were getting the remnants of the dust storm. So, I don't know what it looks like when the weather is beautiful, but we thought it was really gorgeous there. Kristen, you need to try and make it back out there when it isn't cycloning. :)

-- Akila 10/09/2009 05:54:19
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Oh!!! The pictures are AMAZING!!!!

-- Amy @ The Q Family 10/09/2009 12:35:35
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Thanks Amy!

-- Akila 10/11/2009 00:19:53
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That's beautiful!

-- Meatball77 10/11/2009 17:38:09

Wow! I can't believe that the water is so blue. The turquoise sheen on the water is quite out-of-the world. Have fun! Mom

-- Lakshmi Sankar 10/18/2009 19:43:07

Gorgeous photography! Particularly underwater. I loved the Whitsunday blues, particularly under sunny skies when the water was transparent. You make me want to return!

-- Gourmantic 11/10/2009 15:25:54
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Oh my, my, my...this is absolutely gorgeous!!

-- Jen Laceda 01/03/2010 18:49:43
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Thanks all! The Whitsundays are beautiful.

-- Akila 01/05/2010 16:41:30
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