Friday, June 28, 2019

Exploring Airlie Beach

Friday 28 June 2019 – 266 150

It was a wild night with winds of 60km/h and rain.  Everything that was outside was wet, regardless of where under the awning it was positioned.  This morning we all enjoyed a sleep in.  We explored the township of Airlie Beach.  In the centre of town, they have a lookout, that also looks down on a garden designed to look like a coral reef, complete with Dory and Nemo.  The roundabout is designed as a tile mosaic of a starfish.  We browsed the shops and found a great book exchange.  https://www.facebook.com/pg/beachbookboutique/about/

Hanging with his Bestie!

The lowest and flattest rainbow I have ever seen!

We went for an explore around sheltered Boathaven Beach and took Hayden to a terrific playground to let off some steam. 
https://www.tourismwhitsundays.com.au/accommodation/boathaven-beach It appears that the Foreshore is reopening tomorrow.

We drove to Mandalay Point, which has some extremely expensive looking homes.  There is a lovely park for picnic, with rope swings and a small outdoor chapel which looks out over the ocean.  As it was low tide, I was able to see into the mangroves by walking down the boat ramps.







This afternoon we went for a swim at Airlie Beach Lagoon – a great free facility on the Foreshore with a number of interconnected pools of varying depth with picnic tables and barbeques. https://www.queensland.com/en-au/attraction/airlie-beach-lagoon



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