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Last Days on Hayman Island
It will be exactly 3 months and 3 weeks when we depart Hayman Island on Monday morning, but it feels like only yesterday we were unpacking our bags and getting our uniforms for work. Now we are starting to pack up, clean our rooms and plan the next phase of our journey. Many of our [...]
Birthday Celebrations Down Under
At almost 11 months into our journey here in Australia, today is a day that happens only once a year – my birthday. And while I have celebrated a few birthdays abroad, I would have never imagined that I would be spending my 26th on Hayman Island. Sky diving was the official “gift” from Andrew [...]
A Day at Whitehaven Beach
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, well it is a plane actually, a seaplane, landing on Whitehaven beach, one of the world’s most beautiful beaches. With only a few weeks left to go here at Hayman, making a trip out to Whitehaven beach is the last item on our “to-do” list. With a beautiful day [...]
First Print Publication with TNT Down Under Magazine!
After a long day of cleaning rooms, on the first day of rain here on Hayman Island, I checked my email and saw a line that turned my day around, “You’re in TNT Magazine!” After submitting my article on the pros and cons of living and working on a remote island about a month ago, [...]
Scuba: My First Breaths Underwater
It’s our second day of training on our open water PADI scuba dive course, and we are heading into the ocean straight away. After our two confined water dives in the pool and half a day of theory, we have the basics covered and are ready to get our feet wet, literally. Our first dive [...]
Island life – Total Bliss or a Near Miss?
It’s now been over two weeks of living on Hayman Island, and I have come to learn that there are both pros and cons of living and working on an island. And while some of the points below are specific to Hayman, I imagine that many other work/life scenarios in small isolated towns, islands or [...]
A Day in the Life of a Housekeeper
The alarm goes off at 6:45 am on my first day on the job as a housekeeper on Hayman Island. My uniform looks more like white and beige bed sheets than any kind of even remotely attractive maid uniform that comes to mind. All of those movies like “Maid in Manhattan” and “Cinderella” where the [...]
Living the Hayman Way
The day starts bright and early as we catch the 8am boat ride to the island. Seeing the boat arrive to the dock I know we have made an excellent decision – it’s not just a boat, its a yacht. It takes 50 minutes of cruising through the Whitsundays before we arrive at Hayman Island. [...]
Airlie Beach & ANZAC Day
What a change of events the last week has been. After a 15 hour drive up the coast, we made it to Airlie beach late on Saturday night. This was only after our car got towed off the highway to the nearest auto mechanic because it overheated – and this right after I thought we [...]
Drastic Changes: Moving to the Hayman Island
What a whirl wind week it has been! I didn’t want to post as everything was happening until we had confirmed one way or the other what the plan was. So here’s the scoop – we are moving to Hayman island – tomorrow! (Or today by the time I get this posted). A quick synopsis [...]
