Weird name, beautiful place. This is our largest expense, and what should be the greatest time in Australia. We will be renting a yacht for 10 days and cruising around the Whitsunday Islands, which borders the Great Barrier Reef. Yes I said a yacht, it's not a huge thing, but it is pretty awesome. We will have it to ourselves, being able to go where we want when we want. We will be going with Tripp and his friend Lisa, the same folks we are doing the zoo stuff with. We will be snorkeling and bumming on the white sand beaches.

Here is our boat, freaking awesome. It's a catamaran which should make the seasickness that Krissie and I will inevitably have less of an issue. It will also have a little powered boat so we can motor up to the beaches on whichever island we feel like.



The interior is sweet as well.









Do we shower or just go jump into 80° water...













Who in their right mind would want to watch tv??








Tripp is an awesome cook, and apparently so is his friend. We should be treated quite well while out on the open sea :}











Sunbathing on the deck.








We both get giddy when we look at these pictures :}







I need an eye patch!








There's really only one thing I am worried about and that is, well dying ;} We have to watch out for stingrays and box jellyfish, and other jellyfish that will just be painful, not deadly. We're going to be renting stingsuits just in case. I have no qualms about throwing on the suit for the first little bit while we explore the area and make sure it is free from said pests.



If we're lucky we'll be able to see some sea turtles! I plan on keeping one as a pet, along with the red panda I plan on procuring from the Australian Zoo.







Just beautiful, the water is so crystal clear and the beaches such a pristine white.








Camping out in scenes likes this, who could ask for more?