Airlie Beach

Jess, Glen, Faith, and I headed up to Airlie Beach a few days ago. Airlie Beach is a small tourist town with a perfect view of the Witsunday Islands. There really isn't much going on in the town but nightlife and tourism.

Our first day in the beautiful oceanside town was greeted with continuous downpour. This was quite disappointing given how much we paid for our hotel room. The others had plans to go jet boating, parasailing, and jet skiing, but the rain did little to encourage that. Our booking was for the next day, so we all crossed our fingers and hoped for the best.

That evening, we went out to see the nightlife of the town. We eventually settled for a club where Sneaky Sound System, a group Faith likes was playing. The previous night actually, we had seen them live in Mackay. The show was hot, muggy, the venue was terrible. None of us really had fun, so the idea of giving them another chance in Airlie seemed like a good idea. I am not proud of this, but the lax security let us just walk into the show without a ticket. Given how much we paid the previous night for their scant one hour set, we didn't feel too bad about it. The second night was much better, we could see, found a place to sit, and could enjoy the air conditioning.

We woke up the next morning to a perfectly clear and sunny day. The forecast said there'd be thunderstorms all day, so we were pleasantly surprised. The sun revealed the town to be quite beautiful. The others were able to do their parasailing and stuff. I spent the afternoon chilling out along the town's man-made lagoon. Surprisingly, in a town called Airlie Beach, most people were not on the beach. During the tropical wet season, dangerous jellyfish invade the waters, making ocean swimming quite dangerous. The lagoon was actually quite nice.

We left in the late afternoon. The second we hit the city limits, the downpour began anew. We were thankful for the one day of sunshine we were given.