Ben's Excellent Adventure - Part 2

Thursday 8 July to Monday 12 July

The second half of Ben's time with us was a bit windier and so we headed over to Luncheon Bay and then a mooring in Butterfly Bay for the night. We have settled in to a nice routine of early nights (except when we play cards) and late starts. Ben is enjoying the change of pace and particularly the sunshine! From here we headed to Nara Inlet and walked up to see the rock art of the Ngaro people.


After a quiet night at Nara we went to Cid Harbour for the Ben's final 2 nights with us. I was keen to climb Whitsunday Peak - a challenging walk that took 2 and a half hours in total. We had heard there were 967 stone steps to negotiate and as we headed off and it is straight into the steps. Our heart rates rose rapidly, and having read the National Parks sign that said to allow 4 hours, I checked my watch to find we had been going 8 minutes! I decided not to count the steps and instead concentrate on the beautiful surroundings.




The view from the top was spectacular even with only moderate visability.


Monday we dropped Ben at Hamilton Island for the flight back to Melbourne while we headed back to Airlie to reprovision for our trip North to Hinchinbrook. The P&O liner Pacific Dawn greeted us as we rounded Pioneer Rocks on the way to Airlie Beach. Print this post