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A Day On The Water, Hamilton Island

“Get in loser, we’re going shopping!”

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Was a quote totally lost on my boyfriend, who has never seen Mean Girls.

(He hadn’t seen Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, or any of the classics until he met me, but don’t worry his education is well on the way.)

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Nevertheless, I continued to love my little red speedster.

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And roaming Hamilton Island, with the wind in my hair and mind-blowing views at my feet!

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We drove down to the imaginatively named Front Street, for breakfast.

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Marina Cafe is pretty much the only place to grab brekkie on the island, but they cook up a mean eggs benni, so why would you need another?!

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Just keep an eye on your food, or a local might pinch it!

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After breakfast we set about gathering a picnic, for a day on the water.

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Blue dress

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We poured ourselves and our newly foraged picnic into a little boat, and chugged out to sea.

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Gliding past bays, islands, and some of the most glorious houses I’ve seen.

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We tied up and got stuck into our picnic basket.

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(Another chicken from the chippy!)

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If you ever find yourself on Hamilton, go to the bakery and buy as many of the puddings in pots as you can get your hands on!

They were eyerollingly spectacular and something I fully intend to recreate.

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We snoozed in the sun and dozed off our lunch.

The boat gently rocked and all you could hear was the occasional pat of a wave splashing against the hull.

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There’s nothing I love more than being on a boat.

Especially when there’s watermelon around!

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Of course, once you’re covered in watermelon juice, there’s nothing left to do but jump in and clean off!

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^ A rare sighting of my fella.

Elegant, isn’t he?

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We swam and splashed about in the chilly, glittering, wintery sea.

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Before heading back to port, with full bellies, an empty picnic basket and a collection of new freckles.

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We toasted the sunset, on One Tree Hill.

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And watched as the stars came out, one by one.

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