{"id":4733,"date":"2013-11-27T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldtour-outdoorexperience.com\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2018-05-21T21:45:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T19:45:31","slug":"grasshopper-travel_whitsunday-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldtour-outdoorexperience.com\/en\/grasshopper-travel_whitsunday-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Grasshopper Travel: Awesome outdoor activities!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Townsville and Magnetic Island, we went to Airlie Beach<\/strong> for 5 days. Here, our schedule was busy enough: Stand Up Paddling, Whitsunday Islands<\/strong>, WhiteHaven Beach<\/strong> and Halloween. The accommodation was really disappointing for $20 each (when a hotel or apartment is cancelled because of the weather, we have to pay or own accommodation). Only one bathroom for 10 people and there was not enough bed for everybody. However it was the only bad point during these 5 days.<\/p>\n

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I will remember all my life WhiteHaven Beach<\/strong> when we cruised to the Whitsunday\u2019s Islands<\/strong>. The first time we went, the trip was cancelled because the sea was too rough, many people were sick, a woman had a malaise and our boat had some mechanical issues. Anyway, it wasn\u2019t the best day to enjoy the landscape with this grey sky. It was almost a roller coaster for 5h30!<\/p>\n

\"Daniel_tin-can-bay-boat-hire_worldtour-outdoorexperience\"<\/a>Hopefully the day after was really different: blue sky, flat sea and a shiny sun. At the beginning, I wasn\u2019t really impressed by the landscape. It\u2019s a white sand beach and the water is clear like most of the time in Australia. But when we went to the lookout, the melody changed. \u201cOh My God\u201d is the shortest way to describe the scene.
\nThe sea seems to be a river with its meanders through the rainforest with a beautiful \u201cshading rainbow\u201d from dark blue to crystal water.<\/p>\n

Moreover, did you know than the mirrors of the spatial telescope Hubble<\/span> were made from the sand of WhiteHaven Beach<\/strong>? In fact, the sand is pure Silica at 98,9% and as fine as salt crystals<\/span>.
\nThis day trip erased my disappointments I had towards the Grasshopper Travel<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"Sandboarding_sand-blow_rainbow-beach_julien-diot_worldtour-outdoorexperience\"<\/a>The next part of this trip along the East Coast<\/strong> drives us to Rainbow Beach<\/strong>. It was the occasion to discover the Sandboarding<\/em>. It\u2019s not as cool as snowboarding but at least you can do that all the year! We were in the nicest apartment ever (as cool as the North Cove Holiday Apartments in Cairns) and we made amazing sushi! But all the good stories have a bad point sooner or later. Debbie, a really nice host who accepted to receive the grasshopper crew, kicks us out during our trip on Fraser Island<\/strong> the day after. Why? Because a gossip friend told to her we were doggies without any kind of respect for anything.<\/p>\n

In fact 3 years earlier, the Grasshopper<\/em> hired a 4wd for a 3 days trip on Fraser Island<\/strong> and they brought back this one a little bit damaged underneath, but they paid for that. Once Debbie learned that, she drove all around Rainbow Beach<\/strong> as a gossip to tell everyone we were bad people. Therefore our Horse riding on the beach planned for the next day has been cancelled.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless thanks to Brendan, our trip on Fraser Island<\/strong> was really cool.
\nHe was driving fast on the beach along the sea and said \u201csorry\u201d each time it was a little bit bumpy (but I\u2019m sure he wasn\u2019t! ahah). It was awesome to be together (and only us) in this huge Landcruiser. 11 people inside and the torque are still quite impressive! It was a really good day for sure.<\/p>\n

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WTOE: Grasshoppers Guide_from Airlie Beach to Fraser Island<\/div><\/div>
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