Green with Growth

There's always plenty happening here in the Whitsundays in Australia

February/March sees the traditional dominating bright azure blues of the Whitsundays somewhat overshone by the greens of North Queensland's tropical green season.  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:

• 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. a guided tour; the Whitsunday Crocodile Safari on a calm river cruise spotting crocs, and a wetland tour within the Goorganga Plains.  
• 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.

And if you're wet already, then why not get out and do all the activities you'd planned - snorkelling, sailing, cruising and exploring the Whitsundays.  Just because it is raining in Airlie Beach might not mean it's raining on the islands, or at the Reef, or vice versa, so make sure you check with local operators as to the conditions of the day.