Welcome to the Whitsundays! The Troopie got put on the backburner, camping got put on the backburner, we wanted the full Airlie Beach experience. We checked into our version of the Hilton, our very own private room with air conditioning and electricity at Magnum's Backpackers.
One afternoon, we stocked up with blue cheese, dip, crackers, strawberries and chocolate and sat on our verandah just watching the day go by. Sad I know but it felt like such a treat!
Rating : 11 / 20
Facilities : $50 per room per night for a private double room with fridge, kettle & basic crockery, airconditioning. Rooms set amongst natural bushland. Shared bathroom. Very good value for money. Right in the centre of town. Very cheap beers at the Magnum's pub :)
There was a reason why we couped ourselves up for three days. Don't go thinking "They're at the Whitsundays and they spent the majority of their time indoors". Believe me, we were soaking up as much of it as absolutely possible. We were waiting out for our boat to depart. We had booked a water taxi to take us to a deserted island on the Whitsundays for a whole week. But this time, we were doing it the real way. None of those creature comforts, we were off on a survival week. Just your basic life essentials to get us by... water, first aid kit, knife, fishing rod, flint and emergency food etc. We would put our new found camping skills to the test. Survivor eat your heart out, this would be Oz360's survival of the fittest.
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Before I retired I was a Marine Insurance Broker based in Airlie Beach for 13 years. I did the insurance for most of the charter boats in the area as well as the marina's, private boats and bareboat fleets. SCAMPER was one of the boats I did insurance for. Henning Island has been known for many years as a day time backpacker trip, mums n dads n kids hire dinghys from Hamilton Island for a picnic, bareboat charterers anchor off the island or at nearby Whistsunday Island and people like you who want the tropical island to themselves. In all my 13 years I only had one tropical island to ourselves and that was near Shute Harbour and I could go there in our dinghy. Geez you brought back memories.
Thanks
Oh really?!! You're welcome.. I just wish we spoke to you BEFORE we packed up and went off to Henning the not-so-deserted island!! Haha, all in all it was still a lot of fun. That whole area is really beautiful!! And the couple that ran Scamper were really lovely too!!
Thanks for the support Frankie ;)
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