There I was at Abell Point Marina about to hop onto the seriously slick 14m catamaran On Ice for a 2 day, 2 night sailing adventure, when I saw her, the most stunning frog ever to hop on this earth. Amazing caramel coloured skin with dark chocolate patches the colour of her eyes. Impossibly long
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Halloween Costumes, Decorations and Food Ideas Halloween is a spooktacular time of year to have some fun with kids costumes and spooky Halloween decorations at home. Here at BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort we will be hosting the 10th annual Come Camp and sCare event on the night of 31st October, Halloween itself! It’s a great
Keeping Kids Busy School holidays can be a particularly trying time to keep the kids entertained and having fun. There’s nothing worse than cries of “Mum, I’m boooored!” on day one of the holidays. Here at IG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort we pride ourselves on our ability to keep the kids entertained. Now, we’d like to
The Whitsundays’ newest function and event centre Saturday 30th August 2014 marked the official opening of a labour of love for BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort owners Naomi and Greg McKinnon. The Palm House is Airlie Beach’s newest function centre, wedding and event venue and conference room, and will be launched to the public at a
Working here in my paradise can be a tough job. Like exploring the best Whitsundays tours for our customers. As always, I’ve applied myself wholeheartedly and here they are… Quick frog biology lesson no 1: Rainforest frogs’ pads of sticky hairs on our fingers and toes and loose sticky skin on our bellies makes us
As they say, some days are diamonds. And up here in the tropical paradise, those days are pretty darn frequent. But recently my day was chocolate heaven – in preparation for our Chocolate Week beginning 3rd July. I can’t wait, but first a frog fact or two… My cousins the Australian Striped Rocket Frog (litoria
So the story of the Easter Bunny, an egg-laying hare (what the?) started in the 1700s when Europeans told their kids that the Easter Hare would judge whether they were good or bad and only the good ones would get gifts of coloured eggs at the start of the season of Eastertide. So the big
G’day from me – Gav Adventure in paradise. A lot of our guests tell me I’m hardly your average frog, what with owning and running Australia’s winner of the 2012 Australian Tourism Award for Tourist & Caravan Parks. But I am really just like my amphibian amigos. How can you tell? Well it’s time for
Well G’day and a warm moist sticky Green Tree Frog welcome from me, Gav Adventure, the founding frog funster of the BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort. Since this is my first frog blog, perhaps a little humble introduction to me, the most famous frog in Far North Queensland… Unlike most Green Tree Frogs, I come from
6 – 19 December 2024
The Kids Club will be a hive of Christmassy activity this December. From 6 – 19 December, kids will be welcome to book into the Kids Club for some arts and crafts with a Christmas theme! Make cards, gifts, and more, with the help of our delightful Kids Club Frogettes who will ensure your little ones are having a blast on their Airlie Beach holiday this Christmas.