Whitsundays - Just WOW

We just got back from the 2 day sailing trip around the Whitsundays. It was amazing. When we went to board the boat we kept seeing people coming back from the trip, for some reason all with long faces... now we know why - we didn't want to get off that boat.
It was probably the best thing we've done since being out here. Being on a boat was awesome, the views were amazing, our group was pretty cool and we snorkelled. This was the highpoint of the trip for me, and it's made the whole journey worth it. It was exactly like the documentaries you see on tv. There were millions of different fish, all shapes and colours, and they weren't shy at all, they'd come up so close you could touch them. It all got wilder when one of the crew members came out on the tender boat and fed them so they all came swarming towards the surface, flapping their fins and tails against our faces. There was also a massive green fish, that opened its mouth so wide Elena and I were jumping on top of other group members for protection. Then the most amazing thing happened, I saw a turtle too - just swimming around, in its own habitat, it was a beautiful moment and the whole experience just painted a smile on my face for the rest of the day. We also saw a whale in the distance jumping out of the water, and also a dolphin. It was really breathtaking. Apart from the fish themselves, the coral was incredible, also all shapes, colours and sizes. Some it was pretty freaky, some if it looked like brains, some of it was very very sharp so a lot of people got cuts on their feet. We had to wear "stinger suits" for the jellyfish. I wore my contacts every time we snorkelled (3 times in 3 days!) so I saw everything in perfect detail.
We also went to visit Whitehaven beach, apparently 4th best beach in the world. It was pretty stunning, to say the least. And we saw the sunset there.
Night-time was interesting. We slept on bunk beds under the main deck, it was pretty cosy. Elena and I shared a double that was right next to the air con machine, so the noise was a bit of a nightmare but the rocking of the boat felt quite nice when it wasn't sending me crashing against the wall. The first night Elena and I and 2 other guys were the last ones up, and had a bit too much to drink, and felt it the next day. Hangover + boat = not a good combo. But the snorkelling made it loads better.
So we're back in Airlie Beach now. The crew are holding an after party at one of the bars here later on, so we'll see everyone again before everyone parts in, well, pretty much the same direction, north. We're heading over to Magnetic Island tomorrow. It has a koala sanctuary and beached and we get free snorkelling equipment from the hostel. Great!!