A wet final day on Hamilton Island...well it is the start of the Monsoon season 15th Jan!

Well our planned excursion to Whitehaven and Chalkies Beaches was not to be, thwarted by 1M swells at the southern end of Whitsunday Island we ended up having to accept that we had been lucky          during our time in the tropics and the weather had been 'kind'. So anyway a slightly less 'blog able' day than we had panned but still some amusing moments to note.

A pool day became very competitive under mummy's control with a competition to see who could land  seated on the inflatable

Unfortunately both of them could and she couldn't so the competition was fairly short

Then it was Will's turn for the Zinc face paint competition, I said he needed to run around the pool shouting ' you may take our country.....but you'll never take our FREEDOM'.... Apparently I was the only one that could see the Willian Wallace (aka Brave Heart) reference!

Then it was off to the afternoon Crafts event...and maybe one final picture in front of a tropical island scene.....

Hoop spinning on the arm became very competitive, I almost dropped Williams Fruit Kebab!

However Emma won the hoop prize

With a final trip to the face (arm/hand) painting table, Emma's hoop spinning was rewarded with....' Can you tell what it is yet' a beautiful Dolphin

The highlight of the day had to be a trip the Asian inspired restaurant Coca Tua although the weather had other plans again

Jayne became very excited by the dessert

Which Emma and Will thoght was very funny 

The weather had one final surprise for us, with a final round of heavy rain and wind which threatened to swamp the diners, of course I leapt to the rescue

Finally as it was our last night in a very wet paradise one final round of cocktails in the Outrigger bar was needed

Back to Sydney tomorrow for one last meal with the Robins and then back to Blighty.....who were the people exiled never to return to old England.....I think they may have had the last laugh!