Just call me Captain Keira!!!
Hey everyone!
Fresh back from our 3 day sailing trip round the Whitsunday Islands. Well I say 'fresh' but after 3 days without a shower, only a rinse off after getting out the ocean, i stank quite a bit!!! We showered at the marina when we got back tho. Was so funny, sounded like all kinds of dodgy things were ging on in the showers coz all you could hear was 'hmmmmm, ahhhh, thats feels sooooo goood!!!!' Hehe!!!
I love the person who invented showers! Oh and air con oz this computer desk is lovely and cool!!
Ok, so sailing! We had a great crew, really funny and the skipper was really knowledgeable. We were on the most famous racing yacht in the world, called 'Condor'. She's won every major race twice, which no other boat has done. Impressed?? I wasnt!!!! With 30 ppl on board and no air con, i dont care how many races its won!!!
On the first day we went to a little bay and snorkelled. Now as you all know from previous posts I'm scared of fish! and the skipper was really worried about me! He was saying, right they're gonna be in your face and they'll come up and investigate you. It was way worse than that! You couldnt really see them with your head above water, but as soon as you put your mask on and put your head under the water there were hundreds of fish inches from you! brushing up against you etc!!!! I did a little scream and started hyperventilating through a snorkel, which is very hard!!! After about 5 mins i was less paralysed with fear! but still kept bringing my hands to my chest so i didnt touch any of them as i swam! I'm such a girl!!!
This bay had a resident maouri Wrasse, a bit like the one from the one out on the reef in Cairns. But i touched this one!! He was called Elvis and kept swimming realy close to us! I was just kicking along minding my own business and this massive fish about 4 foot by 3 foot swam past my head!!!! Cue another scream through a snorkel!!! I swear they smelt my fear!!!
But it was still wow!!!
That night they shone a spotlight off the side and caught squid and fed the sharks! Yes SHARKS!!! they were only reef sharks and about 4 foot long, but still SHARKS!!!! But again, amazing coz you never usually see this kinda stuff! Only on tv!
Next day we saw pilot whales! Captain Kirk - Yes thats actually his name!- spotted them from a mile away and took us to them, Its so rare coz they only pass that area once a year! And its only the 2nd time in his 4 yrs they've been up to the boat like they did with us!!! Was so amazing to see these creature swimming along side the boat, esp coz apparently they are really shy. I think there was about 3 of them, but ould have been more, its hard to tel snce they swim out of sight most of the time.
Then we went to another bay and snorkeled, same deal only this time insetad of being droped off by the dinghy we had to jump off the side of the boat.....again, girly scream! Kate knew it was me and she was already off and swimming! Whoops!! But its scary!!!
We then went to Whitehaven beach which was so so beatuiful. Pure white sand clear turquoise water. Stunning!! We took a lot of pics, altho will be deleting the ones of me in a bikini!!! too much ice cream......hmmmmm ice cream!!!! (Dont worry I'll be thin by the time i come back! no way I'm gonna come back a heffer!!!)
I spotted a baby reef shark metres from where we were paddling, but he swam off! Walked to the lookout point and again, stunning!!!
Last night we went to a resort and drank and their bar. Both Kate and i are into saving money so we had 2 cocktails each and that was it, very restrained!! AND the bar man was offering us free drinks but we said no! how good are we!!! Thought we was trying to pick us up til he started talking bout his girl friend! Weird!!!
Kate and i are morphing into one person!! We keep finishing eachothers sentences and saying the same thing at the same time, Ppl keep thinking we're sisters!
Wow, i think I'm actally sat here rocking!! Guy next to me must be getting a bit worried!!!
Didnt get sea sick or sun burnt! Got a little pink on the face and shoulders yesterday but pretty much working on my tan well!!!
Meeting up with everyone from sailing bar the skipper and 1st technician coz they have to go straight back out. Looking forward to getting attractive! they've seen us looking rough as **** for 3 days, need to prove we're not actually mingers!!!!
Ok, gonna go eat now........surprise surprise!!! but it is lunch time and i only had half a bowl of museli for breakfast!!! Stop looking at me like that!!!! Its not my fault the ice cream place keeps calling us!! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ice cream.........................................great, now the guys sitting next to me is gonna have to contend with crazy person rocking, AND drool!! Attracive!!!
Start our new job all going well on tuesday, have an overnight 13 hour bus trip at 11:40pm tonight!!! that'll be fun!!!
Will write soon!!!
Love to everyone!!!
Keiraxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fresh back from our 3 day sailing trip round the Whitsunday Islands. Well I say 'fresh' but after 3 days without a shower, only a rinse off after getting out the ocean, i stank quite a bit!!! We showered at the marina when we got back tho. Was so funny, sounded like all kinds of dodgy things were ging on in the showers coz all you could hear was 'hmmmmm, ahhhh, thats feels sooooo goood!!!!' Hehe!!!
I love the person who invented showers! Oh and air con oz this computer desk is lovely and cool!!
Ok, so sailing! We had a great crew, really funny and the skipper was really knowledgeable. We were on the most famous racing yacht in the world, called 'Condor'. She's won every major race twice, which no other boat has done. Impressed?? I wasnt!!!! With 30 ppl on board and no air con, i dont care how many races its won!!!
On the first day we went to a little bay and snorkelled. Now as you all know from previous posts I'm scared of fish! and the skipper was really worried about me! He was saying, right they're gonna be in your face and they'll come up and investigate you. It was way worse than that! You couldnt really see them with your head above water, but as soon as you put your mask on and put your head under the water there were hundreds of fish inches from you! brushing up against you etc!!!! I did a little scream and started hyperventilating through a snorkel, which is very hard!!! After about 5 mins i was less paralysed with fear! but still kept bringing my hands to my chest so i didnt touch any of them as i swam! I'm such a girl!!!
This bay had a resident maouri Wrasse, a bit like the one from the one out on the reef in Cairns. But i touched this one!! He was called Elvis and kept swimming realy close to us! I was just kicking along minding my own business and this massive fish about 4 foot by 3 foot swam past my head!!!! Cue another scream through a snorkel!!! I swear they smelt my fear!!!
But it was still wow!!!
That night they shone a spotlight off the side and caught squid and fed the sharks! Yes SHARKS!!! they were only reef sharks and about 4 foot long, but still SHARKS!!!! But again, amazing coz you never usually see this kinda stuff! Only on tv!
Next day we saw pilot whales! Captain Kirk - Yes thats actually his name!- spotted them from a mile away and took us to them, Its so rare coz they only pass that area once a year! And its only the 2nd time in his 4 yrs they've been up to the boat like they did with us!!! Was so amazing to see these creature swimming along side the boat, esp coz apparently they are really shy. I think there was about 3 of them, but ould have been more, its hard to tel snce they swim out of sight most of the time.
Then we went to another bay and snorkeled, same deal only this time insetad of being droped off by the dinghy we had to jump off the side of the boat.....again, girly scream! Kate knew it was me and she was already off and swimming! Whoops!! But its scary!!!
We then went to Whitehaven beach which was so so beatuiful. Pure white sand clear turquoise water. Stunning!! We took a lot of pics, altho will be deleting the ones of me in a bikini!!! too much ice cream......hmmmmm ice cream!!!! (Dont worry I'll be thin by the time i come back! no way I'm gonna come back a heffer!!!)
I spotted a baby reef shark metres from where we were paddling, but he swam off! Walked to the lookout point and again, stunning!!!
Last night we went to a resort and drank and their bar. Both Kate and i are into saving money so we had 2 cocktails each and that was it, very restrained!! AND the bar man was offering us free drinks but we said no! how good are we!!! Thought we was trying to pick us up til he started talking bout his girl friend! Weird!!!
Kate and i are morphing into one person!! We keep finishing eachothers sentences and saying the same thing at the same time, Ppl keep thinking we're sisters!
Wow, i think I'm actally sat here rocking!! Guy next to me must be getting a bit worried!!!
Didnt get sea sick or sun burnt! Got a little pink on the face and shoulders yesterday but pretty much working on my tan well!!!
Meeting up with everyone from sailing bar the skipper and 1st technician coz they have to go straight back out. Looking forward to getting attractive! they've seen us looking rough as **** for 3 days, need to prove we're not actually mingers!!!!
Ok, gonna go eat now........surprise surprise!!! but it is lunch time and i only had half a bowl of museli for breakfast!!! Stop looking at me like that!!!! Its not my fault the ice cream place keeps calling us!! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ice cream.........................................great, now the guys sitting next to me is gonna have to contend with crazy person rocking, AND drool!! Attracive!!!
Start our new job all going well on tuesday, have an overnight 13 hour bus trip at 11:40pm tonight!!! that'll be fun!!!
Will write soon!!!
Love to everyone!!!
Keiraxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx