Sept 26, 2025 Bowen and the Whitsundays
We’re in Bowen, in the Whitsunday Region of the Queensland coast, on an inlet of the Coral Sea. We got up early for another sunrise adventure!
The sunrise looking towards the Whitsunday islands, about midway along the Great Barrier Reef.
An interesting stump of a tree along the hike to the sunrise viewpoint.
After our breakfast we went for a drive to Airlie Beach where the ferry to the Whitsunday Islands is. The town was way too crowded and touristy for us, so we headed to a quieter, more remote town at Dingo Beach. No dingos, but a great beachside bar & motel and a pristine tropical beach!
The white sand beach with a “stinger net” that was not effective anymore!’
The reason for a ‘stinger net’ is the seasonal influx of deadly jellyfish (of course they’re deadly, it’s Australia!). It is recommended that if you decide to enter the water from November to May you should be completely covered in a wet suit to avoid the deadly stings of jellyfish!
I decided to risk it all and walk barefoot in the surf up to my ankles! Thank goodness, no jellyfish today!