{"id":295,"date":"2013-01-04T18:05:52","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T10:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.joel.net.au\/?p=295"},"modified":"2026-06-24T21:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:08:16","slug":"glancing-at-the-whitsundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/04\/glancing-at-the-whitsundays\/","title":{"rendered":"Glancing at the Whitsundays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arrived at Arlie Beach after spending another night at Bowling Green National Park just south of Townsville. A bit of an adjustment being back in a tent in this sweltering, humid heat after 6 days in air-conditioned YHA rooms. It was very hard to fall asleep, and although the mosquitoes were not nearly as bad this time, they were still trying to make a comeback. I did discover one new thing about the place: it is full of great swimming holes, a short hike from the campsite. They discourage you from swimming there, but not too many people listen because there are many people there to cool off. The only problem was that the water was warmer than the hot art (or so it seemed). Had been a beautiful drive down from Cairns along the mountain ranges.<\/p>\n

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