This was not just any boat though, it has an impressive history: the Condor has won every major ocean race in the world twice & is the only yacht to do so. It was tight quarters below, but it was so worth it. Plus we spent almost all of our time on the deck suntanning while taking in the view of the lush, velvet-looking rain forest covered island peaks. There are 74 islands total! We also got to stop at a few places. My favorite being Whitehaven Beach. 
I was so impressed by the soft, flour-like sand that I looked this beach up & found this out: The sand is minute powder-size grains of quartz & is 99.89% pure, well above the minimum requirement for glass-making & suitable for the finest glass for optical lenses! At this beach we played cricket 
(which is similar to baseball) & lounged in the clear, crisp, refreshingly cold water. We spent a total of 3 days & 2 night on the Condor. It was sooo relaxing & it felt like we were totally removed from society that it was hard to return. Yet, we were lucky to have another amazing expedition ahead of us - 4WD exploration of Fraser Island.
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I want to play cricket on Whitehaven Beach : (
Cricket looks like fun!! Was Richie the umpire patrolling the shoreline and was he retrieving the ball after you whiffed? Or is Richie just Superman / A.K.A. Aussie Man!
?:-)
excuse me: i did not wiff - i got a hit AND scored later on, too! richie was playing the field patrolling where the sand reached the water :-P
Are you sure?? Maybe you need to check the picture over again; just your luck too, you can do that with the new glasses you get, made from the sand at the beach. 8-)
Alison,
One adventure after another for you two. It's sure not that exciting in Lake Zurich. Enjoy the rest of the semester. It will go by in a flash.
Love,
Mrs. C.
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