Sailing the Whitsunday Islands

Ah, the Whitsundays. Known as the leisure spot of Eastern Australia. Go, take a sailing boat, and cruise around the islands. Go visit the beautiful white beaches and snorkel on the reef.
We booked this trip as part of a multi-attraction deal we did through the infamous "Peterpan" travel agency for backpackers. They told us we didn't want to go on a "party boat" and that we should take a sailing boat. Because of Christmas, everything was booked except for one double room on the "Ron of Argylle" the next week. We took it, forgetting to ask what the price was and not exactly understanding what we were getting. When we realized (it was part of a package so we didn't immediately see it) that we paid $420 each for this trip (plus about $60 they collect when you get there), we almost freaked. At least, we decided, that we'd leave our campervan for some 5-star accomodation for a few days.
When we reached the dock, our eyes almost popped out, and our stomachs dropped. This five-star boat was tiny. It didn't look like it would fit 5 people, and there were 15 on-board. Our hysteria grew when we found out that there was no electricity on board, our double room was truly double (two couples!), we were allowed to take one three-minute shower a day in the lone bathroom that was the size of a cupboard, and there were no recliners, or even benches to sit on, just a very crowded wooden deck. 5-star quickly turned to 1-star and it got worse when Hadas started to get sea sick.


But we decided we'd try to relax and enjoy, and ultimately we did (though it was tough). We sailed the seas for three days, snorkeled (which was as good as the dives we did the week before), went to the beach, hiked a little and ate well. We made some new friends - mostly British, led by the hilarious couple of Alice and Andy. The crew was excellent, and somehow, they enabled us to enjoy the clostrophobic conditions.
Hadas said that in the end we wouldn't want to leave the boat. I wouldn't say that that's what happened, but we did have a good time.