Day 3 8/8/07 - Australia

Hayman Island

Highlight

• Our waterskiing plans didn’t eventuate as the kinds were too strong, so we ended up having a long breakfast.
• We did our hike around Hayman Island. The walk is on a pretty gentle, well marked path. The views were amazing, but the highlight was definitely landing on Blue Pearl Bay 1, while looking over to Blue Pearl Bay 2 (can't be reached on foot) with its crystal water, pebble beach, and the moored yatch around.
• Tried to go swim at the lagoon pool, but all the deck chairs were taken, so we had to go back to the main pool instead. Slokky jumped into the big pool for about 1 minute before deciding that it was too cold.
• We were curious what paddle skis were, but turned out to be some very nice kayaks. Paddled around in some very rocky water for awhile.
• Dinner at Azure again, this time for the seafood grill. I tried to eat my money’s worth with oysters, but only managed 18 before I was defected.
• Too full to even move, we retired to watch Zodiac in our room, one of the best movies to come out this year.

Food

• Azure breakfast:
  • champagne cocktail
  • pineapple juice
  • latte
  • hot chocolate
  • smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel
  • raisin bun
  • miso soup
  • chicken sausage
  • spicy beef sausage
  • beef steak
  • smoked salmon and spinach egg pot
  • French toast
  • pancake
  • fried potato
  • hash brown
  • grilled mushroom
  • Bircher muesli with berry compote and strawberry yoghurt
  • fruit and cheese
• marble cake
• seafood grill dinner at Azure:
  • oyster
  • prawn
  • crab
  • squid salad
  • pumpkin and sausage salad
  • salmon and potato salad
  • bean and egg salad
  • roast beef salad
  • couscous and fish salad
  • sushi
  • salt and pepper squid
  • chilli prawns
  • chicken and sweet corn soup
  • lobster and clams paella
  • Thai fishcakes
  • vegetable tempura
  • steamed whole fish
  • deep fried yabbie
  • fried salmon
  • fried kingfish
  • fish skewer with lemon
  • curry octopus
  • roast beef
  • chocolate mousse
  • passionfruit cheesecake
  • tiramisu
  • flourless chocolate cake
  • coffee slice
  • chocolate raspberry slice
  • crème caramel
  • orange poppyseed cake
  • carrot cake
  • fruit tart
  • fresh fruit
  • blue cheese