WE'VE MADE A DECISION ON AUSTRALIA'S BEST BEACH (we have no authority to do that)
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- Tia & Cheveyo
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Bloody hell this deserves a national geographic cinematography award guys!!! What a beautiful country, wish I lived there! Oh wait… I do 🤣 🇦🇺
Hiya Kap, we were on the same boat and I didn’t even see you haha. You stole my words, absolutely beautiful vids that could easily be advertising, stunning. Oh u live up that way, lucky girl. Friends niece lives at Airlie Beach, no wonder she and her husband visit her whenever they can. It’s stunningly beautiful.
Gotta love them both, so natural, relaxed funny and a beautiful couple. I’ve watched every vid of Aus they’ve done. What a fantastic holiday. Guess I better watch the other countries they’ve visited now.
Gee I feel like I’ve been on a holiday watching them lol
Enjoy the sun & warmth, heater time here lol
@@bernadettelanders7306 haha nah I don’t live up that way, I’m in Sydney. Now go get some sleep woman! 😂
As a Queenslander I'd appreciate your honest thoughts about the condition of the Great Barrier Reef in the places you visit. Awesome vlog as usual.
Aussies have it pretty good, not going to lie. The lifestyle here is basically the idealized American lifestyle that never quite seems to happen in America 😅
@@OnePackWanderersHey guys, call into Palm Cove 20 minutes north of Cairns. Beaut for flying your Mini 3 Pro out to Double Island. Safe travels. Loving the videos. You will also love Port Douglas.
The addition of a drone is probably the best decision you've made this year!! Love it already!
And of course buying Blueberry :)
The best thing about beaches is they are extremely personal things. They are often linked to memories and moments in our lives. So you have every right to claim a beach as the best but more important is to never forget why it's the best. You are both on this journey together in life and you'll never experience the same things in the same way ever again. Wishing you both all the happiness in life.
I've been lucky enough to have visited the beaches of Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga ,The Cook Islands , Vanuatu ,Penang , Langkowie ,Phuket ,Bali and The Maldives and none of them stack up against Queensland's Whitehaven beach , .it is and should be protected as not only an Australian national treasure but a world heritage site and kept in its pristine state forever , What's the old saying leave only footprints and take only memories
Langkawi
I guess a video is a memory. And it means so many others can wonder at it without putting it at any risk.
@stenhard61.46.1 Langkawi is a Tropical island in Malaysia, and is very beautiful .
@@tomwareham7944 I know that. I also know how to spell it ( see your original post )!
Palawan?
North Queensland is where I grew up. No matter how far I go around the Earth, and these days I live in a skyscraper apartment, yet all day, everyday, there there is a little piece of the rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef that is with me in my heart all the time. You can leave North Queensland, but it never leaves you.
You two have the perfect Yin and Yang relationship. Tia gets all excited, Cheveyo is the stoic, logical calm personality. You lucky buggers! 🙂
thelifeandtimes
That’s a description of the difference between men and women, not just these two.
You two remain some of the nicest people I am lucky to follow. Thank you eternally for sharing your experiences. Incredible videography, educational dialogue and knowledge.
30 years ago, I drove my small family and my Aussie in-laws 12 hours with a rental minivan from Brisbane to Airlie Beach to see Great Barrier Reef the 1st time. I didn't know how I did that for driving 12 hours, also first time driving on the left side. Without GPS and cell phones, using AAA maps 😂😅. Anyway, we stayed there for 2 nights, and we went on different boat tour every day. Airlie Beach has been a secret vacation spot for Australians, I've helped them keeping this secret without telling anyone 😂😅 they let the foreigners go to Cairns instead. Just like we let the foreigners go to Ohau, then we go to Maui in Hawaii🤑😁😂
Watching your video, Whitsunday is still amazing likes 30 years ago. Although they added a Whitsunday sign and walking structure, it is still an inhabited island to keep its nature. 13:30 this was the beautiful image that burnt into my memory the day I was in Whitsunday 30 years ago. 😎 Very good video👍
"Cheveyo didn't because he hates Australia " 😂😂😂 This was one of my favourite of your videos. Whitehaven is just a spectacular beach. So glad you splurged a little.
You two definitely deserve a big wad of coin from the Aussie government for doing such a great job of showing the highlights of our big island and doing it while both being a joy to watch.
Thanks for posting …. Stay safe.
So agree with you there! Tourism Australia need to hop on board with this couple and offer some financial sponsorship for the way they are showcasing our magnificent country - better than any of their ads IMO - at least offer them free travel passes and National Park entry as well as buy them some coffees of course!
Laughing to myself at everyone yelling along to Cold Chisel's Cheap Wine. Bloody typical, hahahaha
That group was so much fun 😂
And the song on the boat was?????? I guess Cheap Wine ( and a 3 day growth) by Cold Chisel…..doesn’t get more Aussie than that 🐨🥂
The full body wetsuits are necessary because they have irukandji jellyfish in the water and they are deadly. They are the size of your thumbnail and you can’t see them in the water.
That’s pretty scary. Didn’t realize they were that small 😬
@@OnePackWanderers your vlogs are amazing, keep enjoying life the both of you,
Pretty sure every Australian has a memory of the beach. They are so much apart of our lives since most of us live on the coast.
Nasa got the sand from here to construct the lens for the Hubble space telescope. A bit of trivia for u guys
A trip to the outer reef is what you want to see the most spectacular pristine corals and fish, plus the water is much clearer.
I've travelled to most places in the world and I'm convinced that Whitehaven Beach is the best beach in the world. Not the best for snorkeling though - you need to save up for a trip out to the reef when you get to Cairns.
✨ @6:46 The reason divers enter the water backwards is because if they went forward, they would just fall into the boat.
😂😂😂
Touché 😂
Funny one, Dad
You should go to Daintree National Park, climb Mount Bartle Frere (tropical rainforest, don't worry no snow!!) and see the Cassowary bird! 🌞🌴
Whitehaven is certainly in the conversation about best Aussie beaches. Any beach in Esperance and of course Wineglass Bay in Tasmania are in there too. There's a few off the beaten track beaches in northern NSW that few people ever visit that are also in the mix. We are so lucky, and it's a joy to see you guys having these experiences.
Tasmania getting some in the top beaches lists wink wink
Western Australia beaches are by far the best in Australia and I don’t even live there.
@@bradwaghorn8955 you're probably right. The coastline here is so massive and the population density outside Perth so low, you can discover beaches with no name, that rival any beach anywhere, and have it all to yourself.
I live in Victoria but born and raised in Queensland, You just made me home sick.Thank you 😊
i live in ireland now but i used to live on hamilton island, which is near to whitehaven beach, i try to tell friends in ireland what it is like but words never seem to describe it
Not the beach, it's YOUR enjoyment that brings a lump to my throat. Thank you.😅😅😅❤❤❤
they counted a record 5,096 whales last week in New South Whales migrating north during the annual census, up nearly 500 over last year. I'm not sure how many are in Queensland waters yet
Wow! What an absolute stunning place, thank you so much for now putting that whole experience on my bucket list. Your drone shots were absolutely breathtaking 🩵. I’m so thankful I get to see so much of my country through the eyes of two amazing people 💜🩵💜
Fun fact: You know why they make you fall backwards out of the boat when you go diving? It's because if you fell forwards, you'd still be on the boat. The more you know! =)
Haha the tour guide lady said you can go forwards or backwards and I was trying to figure out how in the heck anyone could go forwards 😂
That got my first laugh for the day!
😂😂😂😂
Watching Tia just makes you happy
(to Tia) "You're adorable" - Cheveyo, 2023
(saying what we are all thinking) ^_^
This is one of your most upbeat joyful videos EVER 🎉 and you are always upbeat, loved it. How seriously beautiful is Whitehaven, I love it there
Whitehaven is like that beach at the end of the movie ‘Contact’
Except it’s real. Absolutely incredible!
@@OnePackWanderers OMG yes, someone’s dream scape is our reality….
Personally I love your Aussie accent so keep using it 😂 how good is Australia? So much to see, experience in one country. Bloody love my home and even more with you both showing it off with your drone, holy shit how good is the drone footage? 🎉 when I saw whales up north I was so excited and I will never ever forget it. You didn’t see them but who cares you had the best day surrounded by amazing people, scenery and food……oh and the drinks 😂🥰🇦🇺
"it got pretty rowdy on the way back" LOL welcome to drunk Australia - we all sing songs together 🤣🤣
I didnt even know that some of Pirates was filmed up there, thats so cool!
So glad that you guys had such an amazing day. When I was holidaying in Cairns a few years back I splurged on a day trip to an island called Fitzroy Island, I'll never forget that either. Your shots of the area were stunning, so glad you had an amazing time 😊
Is that the one with the musical beach?
Yeah, there sure are better places on the reef to dive & snorkel, however you'll be spending several hours each way on a catamaran ferry just to get out there and back (which can be a very choppy ride too, surrounded by a lot of seasick passengers). Did a trip out to the reef & back from Cairnes a while ago and it seemed that we spent most of the day underway on the boat just motoring out there & back, with only a few short hours actually moored there for diving & snorkelling. Your experience offered so much more in terms of the sailing experience, the hike and beach experience etc so unless you're a hard-core experienced diver then I'd say what you did was a far better use of a day out (and far cheaper than many dive experiences to the outer reef).
Just a tip if you're heading north through Bowen; you can literally snorkel over coral directly from the local beach, which is a great way to experience the reef literally for free. We stayed there at the local caravan park and would simply walk down to the beach for an early morning "reef" snorkel just to start the day off.
That was BY FAR my favourite video you've uploaded 😊. The infectious joy & the "pinch me" moment when you're sitting on the beach is tangible. Something about the sea, sun, the ocean & having a few cold beers is just magical. Loved it!
Make sure you do a trip out to the outer Great Barrier Reef when you are in Cairns. It is way better than the reefs on the Whitsundays. You don't have to wear a stinger suit there either.
It was beyond our budget, unfortunately. We’re going to see if we can manage it in Coral Bay, which we’ve heard from numerous sources is in better shape than the Barrier Reef these days.
We have a lot of beautiful beaches here in Western Australia, but wow I have to agree this beach is unreal. Love whoever did the drone shots, looks amazing!
They know, they've been there. The most beautiful beach in the world is the one you happen to be on at the time.
Touché
Beaches around Esperance would have to be right up there amongst my favourite beaches in Australia.
I'm very biased to our beautiful beaches in WA, but I have to agree that beach was stunning and the drone view was amazing!
I wouldn't worry much about stingers in the dry season far more people are eaten by the crocs in the Whitsundays!
Not too bad when you consider this was filmed around the Winter Solstice (which may explain the chilly water, even in the Whitsundays)
Waiting for your videos to drop is like waiting with great anticipation for the next episode of whatever the latest viral TV series is😂 That was so uplifting! It's been years since we visited Whitehaven and this vlog makes me want to go back. Great cinematography!👍 The drone shots are spectacular. Tia's effervescence is what makes these vlogs - simply adorable♥Cheveyo, your accent is great ... keep it going. Yes, the reef is better the further north you go but what most people don't realise is that you will not see the true colours of the coral during the day because the sunlight has the effect of diluting the colours. Night snorkelling/diving with a torch brings out the vibrancy of the colours. "Great Northern: The beer for up here".
Tia's effervescence was enhanced with 4 beers !!!
It has been 15 years since we have been to Whitehaven and, thankfully, it looks as pristine now as then. Great filming!! Please tell me you "sunsscreened" many times!!!
For the best coral you have to go to the outer reef - and that’s a long way out. However the Outer reef is closer to the coast in the Cairns region than the Whitsundays. When you get to Cairns you should go out again. From my experience in the past 2 years, reef trips are about $100pp cheaper than the Whitsundays. Try Sunlovers Cruises to Moore Reef. The best coral is at the edges of the roped off snorkling area - where it drops off into deeper water.
Welcome to our back yard...Glad you like it!😉👍
Australia has a reputation for the dangerous animals but actually the most dangerous thing in this country is the wunderlust nostalgia. If you catch it you might accidentally continue to explore the country for the rest of your life. It's pretty dangerous. I've seen it happen before.
Can confirm! I've caught it in a baaad way. I've Kiste been for a month this february and I am already itching to go back.
Gorgeous indeed! I like the drone shots !!! Wow !!!
This has the ‘feeling’ you’re on ‘holiday’. 😊
If you’re travelling to Port Douglas you should do an outer reef tour!! the snorkelling is amazing, feels like you’re in a movie!
So glad that you guys enjoyed your Whitsundays trip... just another magic part of our beautiful country. There's more magic to come as you head north; please do visit the Daintree rainforest... it's the oldest living tropical rainforest in the world. And also do the Kuranda Skyrail just north of Cairns... you'll be blown away.
I second this!
What a brilliant video. I think the Aussie tourist board should be paying you for promoting our country in such a positive fun way. Thanks so much , you are both delightful❤️❤️❤️
Guys, you need to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef out of Port Douglas. You're probably paying the same however it's absolutely amazing. The colours, the number of fish, it's just like you see on TV, absolutely beautiful. One of the best, if not the best thing I've ever done. If you've come this far you can't not do it. Same type suits but the water is like you're in a bath, so warm. The life is so abundant everywhere you look. We even got to swim along with a turtle, and we saw "Nemo" fish in the little house. Absolutely fantastic.
Great vid. Once Captain Cook left Botany Bay (Sydney) and started sailing north (1770) he didn’t realise the size of the reef and was trapped inside the reef for months, culminating in hitting the reef and damaging his ship near what is now Cooktown. As stunning as the Queensland coast is it must have been a terrifying couple of months.
Not sure if you’re heading to Cairns. Absolutely worth doing the Quicksilver day trip to the outer reef (Agincourt Reef), Kuranda, the sky rail, and the Daintree. If you go to the Daintree, look out for a casowary, - sort of like an emu in drag 😂. Also worth the trip to the Curtain fig tree. Cairns and the surrounding area is paradise.
Emu in drag 😂🤣
@@OnePackWanderersdon't get too close though, they can be pretty aggressive!
You are so right that was really an awesome looking beach , the sand fine as sugar , the sea as blue as turquoise , the blue sky , the gentle breezes , gentle waves , crystal clear water, perfect tranquility .. sure is might fine good lookin beach wasn't it ?
The reason why they take people to the parts of the reef that they go to is because there has been a lot of damage to the coral so they avoid those areas to let the reef heal. This brought back a lot of memories for me as I am Australian but I live in the Netherlands and my wife and i came back to Australia in 2014 and what you showed of White Beach was exactly what I remember. Awesome video guys.
🙂 Whitehaven is special 🙂
The WhitSundays is more of a sailors paradise than a snorkeller's paradise 🙂.
I was lucky enough to spend time sailing the Whitsundays in the 90's - it was a lot quieter and a lot more bohemian.
Great show guys - enjoy the Australian winter in the beautiful north. 🙂
Yes it’s not a snorkelling paradise I agree. But anywhere on the ocean for me is the best.
@@stewartl5109 🙂 Hard to argue with that 🙂
Just wanted to give a warning as you head further up North, when you get further North than K'gari (Fraser Island) (where you are presumably now), Crocodiles and Irukandji (very dangerous jellyfish) become common, so definitely don't swim. Also be careful around the coasts.
Im a north Queensland local. Only really in late spring and summer, and only in certain weather conditions, (calm ocean, particularly northerly winds), do you have to worry about Box Jelly fish. More people get attacked by sharks down south, than what they do getting stung, up here! Occasionally someone gets stung.
Regarding crocodiles, you'd have to be bloody unlucky to be taken by a croc off a beach around here! There have been a few sightings, but thats usually after heavy monsoonal rains in the summer (usually March, April). I think Ive swum at the local beaches about 200 times and never once seen a croc, or thought about crocs. The only thing I can say is their numbers are increasing...so just use common sense and talk to locals first.
The rivers, however, are different!. Do NOT swim in any tidal rivers, unless youre an extreme local with locals knowledge.
Airlie beach is as air-lee
Glad you got to try the Great northern 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
Where you were was not a representation of the great barrier Reef... That is further north off Cairns ...
Airlie is pronounced 'Air' (as in what you breathe) and 'lee' (as in a person's name). Aussies do not put an emphasis on R as the Americans do, which i think originally comes from the many Irish who emigrated to the USA. The Whitsunday Islands and area is beautiful! When we were there the whales came alongside the boat and I actually got scared that they would tip us over as they are huge. The whales migrate up and down the eastern coast of Oz.
how beautiful - your trip today brings back happy memories for me, my husband and I visited the Whitsundays in 1997 with our 6 month old baby, - that Whitehaven beach is incredible - so lovely to see it again on your video - the coral was amazing back then, and there were gazillions of colourful fish - we stayed at Hook Island and you could walk off the beach and swim straight into the coral reefs from the shore - they were incredible - I hope they are still as pristine. We also went up to Port Douglas and Cairns that trip. Last year we went snorkelling out from Port Douglas and I was shocked at the state of the reef there - it looked like the video you shared today pale and relatively lifeless :(. Whereas in 1997 it was bright and colourful. This is too sad and alarming.
Shocking how much bleaching has occurred. Friends went in the 70s and said it was spectacular. Sadly not enough political will to protect it.
You were conned. The Great barrier Reef is further off the coast.
Love the drone shots! 💕. Don’t forget to see The BiG MANGO in Bowen. . it’s a Tia’s thing 😂
New subscriber, loving these vids, only watched about 6 or 7 so far, but this is hands down my fav so far. Not only was it stunning, I loved seeing you guys enjoy yourselves. When Tia said one drink, and *4 appeared on the screen, I lost it. So funny. And then could tell you guys had had a few and were feeling happy at the end. “Subscribe!” Hilarious. You guys are both so fun to vicariously travel with! But you also make me want to go traveling too. Well done!
Whitehaven beach is stunning! Fantastic camera work guys.
Ningaloo reef in WA is another great coral reef option. My marine biologist colleagues all loved the Great Barrier Reef, but everyone of them preferred Ningaloo. I would love to travel there vicariously with you two. (And swimming with whale sharks at shark bay. And Karijini National Park.) Wherever you choose to go will be great.
And don't put too much pressure on yourselves to regularly upload vlogs while you are up north. Places with decent internet are few and far between. Enjoy the remoteness and the wide open spaces.
and you can just walk out to Ningaloo Reef, no need for a half hour boat ride like the Great Barrier Reef
I totally agree and you don't need a boat to experience coral reefs and larger fish at Ningaloo, also Karajini will sear a place in your memory forever, it's truly unique, especially for the adventurous.
Hope you're making it around to Ningaloo in WA. Awesome snorkelling just on the beach in town in Coral Bay.
Air Lee Beach.. that's how you pronounce it
That's it. And if an American says 'rise up lights' fast, they're saying 'razor blades' in Australian pronunciation.
I had a week sailing a cat in the Whitsundays. Unforgettable week. Stunning Islands.
I spent my 50th in Airlie Beach with my twin brother. They have a music festival every year in early November. It's so beautiful. We went out to Whitehaven Beach, and you're right, it's one of the most amazing places on the planet. So beautiful it's hard to comprehend, and so hard to explain to someone who hasn't been there. Thanks for sharing this with everyone. Your videos are an absolute joy. ❤
Happy to have stumbled across your channel while planning our own Australian adventure return. Your videos have been a pleasure to watch and helpful in ideas of places to see. If you haven't already passed it by, Townsville and Magnetic Island are worth a stop, made it there in 2017. In Townsville you can walk through Strand Park, lots of WW2 and Australian history. Castle Hill Lookout, you can drive or walk up and gives you a nice sunset view. Magnetic Island was a really nice day trip, walk on ferry is about $20 return. You can walk around for the whole day. Take the bus to one of the trail heads like Arthur Point, the Forts and hike for several hours. It was an interesting mix of WW2 stuff, views and koala's. Happy Travels!
15:48 This song is part of the unofficial Oz citizenship test if you want to be proper Aussies, where you need to answer alternative words that are sung. In this case "Cheap wine and a 3 day goat" Cold Chisel. Along with "It's a long way to the shop, if you want a sausage roll" ACDC, and "Will I ever see your face again... No, way. Get @#$%& off!" by the Angels! 🙃
What a bizarre experience seeing you guys move around the place I lived in for years. Seeing all those spots from a camera's/traveller's perspective was fun. Glad you guys enjoyed it. Airlie and the whitsundays are absolutely amazing, especially in the winter when the humidity is down.
Australia's beaches are amazing for various reasons, one being they vary in colour from white to bright red. Try to get to Roebuck Bay near Broome WA and check out the stunning beach there. It's a sensational red beach, and next to the bright blue water, it's a photographer's dream!
The only issue i have with your video's is it's not long enough but i get around that by watching them twice 👍👍
Glad you two are having a great time.
- if it has food, Tia’s happy!
The drone was worth it, great shots!
Drinking at 10:30am in Australia is perfectly fine, cause it’s last night in the U.S……your actually ahead! 😁
Hahaha last night in the US!
I'm so glad you guys are having the time of your life. Yep, White Haven Beach is pretty special. It just a shame you have to put a suit on every time you want to enter the water up there in QLD. The are some other nice beaches around Mission Beach and again, it looks so good you just want to jump in, but No, you've got to go put your damn suit on before you can. So annoying. I'm glad you followed either my or someone's else's advice and took a sailing trip rather than a smelly diesel boat. The pace it much nicer as you found out. Sure there are better reef areas, but you can look them up the next time you come back. So, where to next, Cairns? Pop up to Kuranda on the train. If it has been recently raining then walk out to Barron Gorge and look at the falls. It's fantastic. You love it! Show us a shot of your hotel room before you leave. Stay safe.
You gave fantastic advice on the sailing v. diesel boat thing. We saw some of the diesel boats going along and it just did not look like as much fun
Have done the sailing around the whitsunday islands in a catamaran. (from hamilton island) A week with 2 or 3 other couples/friends makes it less expensive. Those cats have sails and diesel engines. The engines came in handy when there wasn't any wind, or when there was too much wind. (blew the sail apart) Best of both worlds :-)
@@OnePackWanderers I've lived and worked up that way as a scuba instructor - it's just a more pleasant day o'all. If your budget allows, I'd suggest a Dive course at Cairns or Townsville if you stop there. You'll see better reef. But do go to Kuranda regardless.
@@timwhelan4347 Yes I know that, but typically the WhitSundays blows pretty strong most days - 25-30 knots, so a sail experience is much nicer than other boats, and as you say, they all have motors for when the wind doesn't blow.
You dont actually have to put on a stinger suit. Its winter and the stingers arent there. That tour company was just covering their arses, I actually couldnt believe they said it was even a requirement! Yes its a sad world we live in. Even in summer, its rare for someone to be stung. Ive swum in north Queensland waters for almost 50 years and never been stung once or even known anyone who has been stung. I wish well intended southern folk would stop saying this. Talk to the locals first please. You will not see most locals wearing stinger suits around here.
Just started watching your videos. Love them.
Just went to Perth for the first time earlier this year - loved it. Grew up in Mackay, about 90 mins south of Airlie Beach. Love the area.
If you are stopping in Cairns, Kuranda is worth going to, as is The Daintree. If you're stopping in Townsville, Magnetic Island is worth the trip.
Whitehaven is everything you dream of and more. It is amazing and a jewel of GBR.
You guys passed hideaway cape Hillsborough on the way up (beach with kangaroos)
9:03 oh no girly that cider is at least 1.5x stronger than the beer Cheveyo was drinking hahahaha
She had to switch to Great Northern halfway through because the ciders were 6% (vs. 3.5%) 😂🤣
When you get to Cairns, it's well worth taking the 45 minute ferry ride to beautiful Fitzroy Island. Much better snorkelling right off the beach, tropical rainforest national park, serene little sheltered bays. Hope you miss the cold and wet front moving across the country.
Great vlog. Hopefully both of you had time to swim on the beach as well. Dont miss this if you're ever there. The water is so clear with schools of fish and mantle rays to see every now and then.
Whitehaven beach is absolutely stunning. So happy for you both that you had an opportunity to experience it!
Nope it's Air lee 😀, I just love that you try to say names the way we do, it's such a cool thing that you want to do that
Well until now my favorite beach was in Jervis Bay but now I’ve got to add a visit to Whitehaven to compare. Thanks for a spectacular showcase.
What an awesome day...I love it there!! I'm so glad you guys had great weather for that day in particular - gotta see Whitehaven in the sunlight right!! If you're heading north further - given you actually didn't visit the Great Barrier Reef at all (it's further east, outside of the Whitsunday Islands), maybe you can do a group day trip out of Cairns to the actual GBR!
You guys got the drone just in time!! The view of the sandbars and water from the air is like a painting! Love the drone shots. Happy Travels
Glad you got to see the northern end of whitehaven on a sunny day. I mentioned it one of your earlier videos, but you had probably already been there before i commented. 😊 there are much better snorkelling places, but usually the outer reef is the place to go for that. Glad you are splurging on a handful of bucket list items. 👍
Your clips are amazing guys. Really inspirational to us smaller channels. Glad you're both enjoying time here in our homeland !!
you two! WTF that was crazy good fun time and you were able to communicate and relate that fund stuff so well, thanks from an Aussie who hasn't been there yet. I just need to find the right person to go trippin with, like you two obviously have. Good on you and great stuff, wishing you both all the best from here in your travels.
Forgive my long monologue.
I was excited to see you've uploaded a Whitsundays video. Another beauty! Its been such perfect weather for you to see some of it too. (I'm in nearby Mackay).
I agree regarding how crystal clear the water is off Whitehaven Beach! I remember swimming there, and even 30 metres offshore its so very beautifully clear! :-)
I was disappointed to see so many people walking on the beach that led up to the walk on Whitsunday? Island though. :-( Im glad so many people get to see it, but I cant help but feel sad too. :-(
I see there is a bit of state rivalry here, lol. A lot of pissed off Western Australians, who don't want to hear that you've named Whitehaven the best beach, lol!
The southerly Whitsundays are much quieter. (You'd probably appreciate that more, I'm presuming? You seem like that type of people?). I spent many years out exploring the Whitsundays in my boat. It was what we looked forward to. We'd always be checking the weather forecast and getting up at 5 a.m to make the most of the day. So many incredible memories! It was honestly one of the best times of my life. Back when we could all afford the boat fuel! And life was definately better in Australia!
You made a good call - to really experience the Great Barrier Reef, you need to travel in a boat out to sea, for an hour out to it. The coral is extensive, and the water is really clear.
Bushy Atoll is by far the best island in the Southerly Whitsundays. If you ever come back this way, I recommend it! (Its a 2 and a half hour civilian boat trip, from Mackay, but worth it). The amount of wildlife, both in the water on the fringing reef, and on the island itself (thousands of birds before dusk), is amazing! I think it may now be a green zone though, and Im not even sure you can dock there anymore...just check first. (Its off Mackay). Its not a continental island like Whitsunday island. Its just built up sand, a small island, but its like some sort of incredible paradise, and no-one else will probably be there! You can camp on one of the other islands on the way back, to split up your journey.
You can still go out to the reef off Cairns, Townsville. The reef gets closer to the mainland the further north you go.
Where you guys went wasnt the southerly tip of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier reef is huge, and continues for another 600 km south towards Bundy. (Bundaberg). What you saw this video, was obviously fringing reef on an island, so, good call. Its lovely, but not like the GBR.
Thanks for your cool video!
You two are a joy to see! I love your videos!
Apologies again, for my long comment!
Please don’t apologize for this lovely, insightful comment. It was nice to read 🙂
@@OnePackWanderers Thankyou. That's nice, ta.
This is making me nostalgic as i use live in Mackay and have literally done what your doing a few times and did the trip to Hamilton Island 5yrs ago, might go there again for my 40th next year. Its very beautiful up there and im very jealous of the weather right now as i live in Victoria 😂
Yep in Vic too and got the heater going.
I think it is a combination of the great romance, interaction you have as a couple, the down-to-earth nature of you both and the exploration of a country that I call my own most appealing in your videos - to many places I have not yet traveled!
Very enjoyable watching, my younger years re-lived! Thank you, subscribed!
Well, you did skip Jervis Bay, and that is at least in the running....I guess you guys are realising now just how big Australia is with vast amounts of amazing coastline!!!!
Love Whitehaven Beach. It's paradise. Been there twice. White sand and crystal clear waters. Stunning footage!
When you come back to Oz for visit II... You must go down to Eyre Peninsula. Then look for Point Drummond (huge natural rock pool, amazing sweeping beach) and Gallipoli Beach (near Coffin Bay, it's where the film Gallipoli was shot)...... Take food and drink, these locations are pretty isolated.
You have done Whitehaven Beach justice. It is quite an extraordinary place. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing from Australia.
Everywhere here is beautiful, but the Whitsundays are on another level. You got some great footage - congrats on mastering the tricky skill of drone flying!
Interesting snorkeling guys. I think you weren't the only ones being dudded on the reef location. This was my experience too. The bit I was taken to looked like it had been dead for years, very disappointing.
:-( Yeah Airlie isnt the Great Barrier Reef. It annoys me every time I hear that from tour operators. And misleading advertising is illegal.
Love your production values and effort and love that you love our country! You're always welcome here!
Australia is one of my favorite countries !!!
I can't wait until you get into the Daintree Rainforest part of the drive. It's truly Jurassic :p
Buying the drone was really worth it. The video of the beach was amazing.
You’re right. Cameras don’t do it justice. Colours you’ll never see anywhere else.
Well timed splurge
Can we take a moment to appreciate Cheveyo's pony tail? Tia's dimples and curls can't have all the glory.
I just love how joyful and gracious your videos are.