I never thought I’d
actually miss having my IG feed flooded with Euro-summer getaway snaps, and considering the current state of things, it’s going to be that way for the time being.
Although overseas travel is (most likely) off the agenda for a while, Australia is bountiful in locations that are honestly stunning enough to put any Greek Island-hopping and the majestic turquoise of the Mediterranean to bed.
Don’t believe me? May I present to you exhibit A: The Whitsundays.
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Located on the north-east coast of Queensland in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, The Whitsundays is world-famous for it’s 74 pristine islands, blindingly white sand, serene coves, kaleidoscopic reefs and millions of other natural wonders that are all packaged together in a feast of awe-striking beauty.
On Sunday June 3, 1770 Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour were sailing up what is now the Queensland coast. The ship’s log for that Whitsunday records “modest breezes and pleasant
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Subscriber only A SEVERED leg and foot with the boot still on - found in the belly of a huge shark - marked a gruesome end to the vicious attack of a dockworker in waters off Mackay. It was the night of August 26, 1935 and Patrick Quinn was working as a stevedore on the barge Terka to the cargo vessel Alynbank at Flat Top Island. The 38 year old was about to cross from one vessel to another when he fell overboard, and immediately grabbed a buoy that had been thrown to him. A boat was lowered and it had almost reached Quinn, who was clinging to a buoy, when suddenly he disappeared - his body was never recovered.