Whitsundays

Arriving in Airlie Beach on the 20th December . The management of the Shute Harbour Airport were kind enough to let me use a garage hanger of one of the houses for sale at the Wave Residential Airport. Over the next week I flew over the Whitsundays and enjoyed the flights . These are a few screen shots of the video.

Unloading the chopper into the garage

Snuggled into its new home

Ready for the first flight

landed Whithaven Beach

Welcome Svenja Winters

Whitehaven Approach

Hazelwood Island

Daydream Island

Dash shot Hamilton Island

Rear view Whitehaven Beach

South Mole Island

Hayman Island

Hill inlet higher tide

Wave Aviation Village Estate

A video put together of Wave Aviation Village Estate


GREAT BARRIER REEF

A 25mile flight over water looking at nothing but water for a good half hr  seemed a little nervy, with no where to land even when you get their. Then followed by the same back. We worth the trip thou very beautiful

Bottom centre is Reef World where the big boats dock

                                                                                               Bait Reef

Heart Reef

Tail shot of Heart Reef

Rainbow Beach

 Rainbow Beach township looking out to Double Island Point

Double Island Point

Sand cliffs looking back to Rainbow Beach

Tourist bus viewing point of the sand cliffs

Fraser Island Hervey Bay

Take a fly around Fraser Island with me

Flying over the Maheno Wreck produced some stunning screen grabs from the videos. I visited the Maheno some 18yrs ago and their was a lot more left than now. It won't be to long before the wreck is just bits of rusted metal

This wreck was on the western side of the island and looks as thou it has been their for a long time too

The marina at Hervey Bay

Point Vernon looking over Hervey Bay
and out to Fraser Island. The island had around 1/3 of the northern end on fire and you can see the smoke drifting from left to right on this picture.

This shot shows the fire front making its way towards the coast