Audi Hamilton Island Race Week

If you've ever wondered what it's like to swim with the "big fish", we got our first taste of the action this weekend when we went to Hamilton Island to catch the end of the week long yachting regatta. We didn't need to beg and plead for a spot on the media boat to get fantastic pictures - our ferry trip to the island put us smack in the middle of the race, so Will was able to get up close with his camera, all while standing at the back of our transportation.

Our stay at Hamilton was made relatively cheap and fun as we bunked with some of my Infront co-workers that had been on the island all week running the media centre. The last night was no exception to the craziness that had dictated the entire week, as Will and I were put to work taking photos and proofreading newsletter/media release copy, well past 9 p.m. Once we escaped the media centre though, we were OUT for the night!

Cathy, Naomi and I managed to stay out well past 3 a.m., partying it up with some of the journalists and camera crew from the local television station. Will on the other hand barely made it until the pub closed. Sunday we nursed some sore heads while we patiently waited for breakfast at the overcrowded marina restaurants. We did some wandering, did some souvenir shopping, took some fabulous photos and finally called it quits to go home and rest. It's safe to say that this was probably our last trip to Hamilton Island. The accommodation was free for us (thanks to an extra bed in my co-worker's room), we've seen pretty much all of the island and it's rather boring and expensive if we wanted to just spirit ourselves away for the weekend.