While
bright blue azure seas are generally the colour that people take away
with them after a Whitsundays holiday, February/March sees the greens of
North Queensland's tropical green season really take the cake.
The
cane fields of inland Proserpine are in full growth, a lime green
winding and undulating carpet of colour leading towards Airlie Beach.
The island vegetation is a thick and luscious forest green, dotting the
horizon of the Coral Sea. The rainforest is cool and bright, with
sub-tropical species blooming and growing throughout the wet. One of
Australia's largest and significant wetlands, the Goorganga Plains, just
out of Proserpine is teeming with flora and fauna.
The summer rain
isn't cold, and the tropical green season introduces a new range of
sightseeing throughout the Whitsundays, including:
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The rain bringing out all kinds of wildlife. Birdwatch for Magpie
Geese, Brolgas and Jacanas, and species migrating from Papua New Guinea
such as Spangled Drongos and Buff-breasted Kingfishers. Frogs are also
out and about, filling the air with raucous calls.
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A guided tour; the Whitsunday Crocodile Safari on a calm river cruise
spotting crocs, and a wetland tour within the Goorganga Plains.
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Sitting in one of the cosy, sheltered restaurants enjoying great food
and wine on the Airlie Beach Esplanade/Main Street. Cuisines are very
multi-cultural from fresh local seafood (the rains make for excellent
Barramundi catching) to Indian, Italian, Mexican, modern Australian,
Thai, Chinese, Japanese.
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