Today is our second day on Hamilton Island and so far we haven't exactly set the world on fire. We arrived just after 1pm yesterday and discovered the first of many bonuses of staying on the island - free shuttle bus to our resort. After getting settled in our very large room with balcony overlooking the bay, we headed out to find some lunch and do a bit of exploring.
There's a free bus that does a loop of the main area, but we spurned this in favour of walking - and quickly discovered why there's a bus - the hills here are very steep and the bus is well worth the wait! We started out at Catseye Beach and discovered that all snorkelling gear, kayaks, windsurfers and catamarans (including lessons in how to use them) are free for resort dwellers. Bonus, except that watersports aren't really my thing at the best of times, let alone with a bun in the oven.
We then found a cafe and had a quick lunch, accompanied by a few locals - enormous sulphur crested cockatoos and little parrot/rosella type things that perched on neighbouring tables to watch us eat.
After this we had a bit of a walk around the main area and had a drink at the yacht club, a beautiful open air bar overlooking the water. The entire club is shaped like a giant boat and is quite spectacular to look at. We've booked in for dinner in the swanky restaurant for Monday night - the degustation looks awesome.
After a rest in our room, we went out for dinner at a pizza place which, while not exactly rocking the pizza industry, did break records for speedy service - we sat down at 7pm and were out by 7.30. After a 4.30am start that morning, we were more than happy to go back to the hotel for an early night.
We got up early this morning and went out for a cheap breakfast before going to the general store to buy cereal and yoghurt - we're already over eating out for every meal and want to save a bit of money too. After that George went to the gym (also free) while I did 20 lengths of the enormous pool downstairs. We're now contemplating getting on the island's free bus, which goes all the way around the island, and see what else there is to do, plus we'll book a snorkelling day tour for Tuesday.
Overall, Hamilton Island is great, although it's a bit like welcome to the future for us - everywhere you look there are families with babies and young kids. While this is kind of freaky, it's also comforting to know that holidays with small children are accessible, practically if not financially.
Finally, I apologise for any typos or Americanised spellings - I'm writing this on my iPhone and auto correct is rife.
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