why rush?
things usually turn out perfectly
I love those days when it feels easy to find beauty in everything. This picture is how I feel right now.
Alright, folks, buckle up because I've got some news – I landed myself a job! Yup, yours truly is now part of the bMightie crew, rubbing shoulders with the bigwigs as part of an entrepreneurial networking club directly under the CEO. Can I get a heck yeah? Finally!
But hey, let's backtrack a bit because this week was Spring Break – and boy, did we make it count! Aiden’s fam swung into town, and off we jet-setted back to Queensland. First stop? Hamilton Island, nestled right in the Whitsundays islands.
From there, we hopped on a ferry to Hayman Island, and it was like stepping into paradise. One hotel resort, everything you could ever need, and oh yeah, did I mention we were smack dab in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef?
On our first day, obviously, we embarked on a boat snorkeling trip to Langford Island, a spot that transforms from underwater wonderland to the coolest beach ever, depending on the tide. Then, Monday, we hiked our way up to Blue Pearl Bay 1, where we rubbed fins with some seriously huge fish and neon coral reefs. Throw in some ocean swims, nightly Scrabble battles, and enough hilarious moments to keep me writing about them for days, and we’ve got ourselves one heck of a Spring Break.
But wait, the adventure doesn't stop there! Bright and early, we hopped on jet skis to bid farewell to Hayman Island and hello to our next destination: Kangaroo Island! Now, getting there? Not exactly a walk in the park. We're talking flights from Hamilton Island to Sydney, then to Adelaide, and finally, a quick hop over to Kangaroo Island. Phew, talk about a journey!
Once we landed, we were whisked away by Sören, our safari guide-slash-comedian-extraordinaire, who showed us the ropes (and the kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, you name it) of Kangaroo Island. From Flinders Chase National Park to Seal Bay and everywhere in between, we saw it all, no seriously, we saw the entire island.
After two days of on-land safaris, we decided to explore my favorite place, the ocean! We hopped onto an ocean safari by boat, in hopes of swimming with dolphins, where we were dragged on a line behind the boat in literally Antarctic temperatures with barely a wetsuit for about 30 minutes. I could not feel my body for like 3 hours after and we did not swim with any dolphins. Although there were probably 30 dolphins surrounding our boat, they seemed to literally know when we got in and swam as far as they could get, each time we hopped in. After getting out, I got a better view of them from the boat in my seven jackets where they poured boiling water down our wetsuits so we didn’t get hypothermia. This sounds bad, but I promise it was the funniest, best memory, now, looking back.
Kangaroo Island is a very small place, with a population of 4,000, and a handful of pubs and restaurants that definitely operate on island time. We chowed down on some interesting eats and mingled with the locals, and on our last day, we even tried our hand at deep-sea fishing – a catch-and-release adventure we won't soon forget.
After the boat, we headed straight to the airport, and as we bid adieu to Kangaroo Island and headed back home, covered in fish guts and all, I couldn't help but feel a pang of nostalgia. This adventure is flying by!