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336--Australia: Christmas in the Whitsundays @ CherieSpotting     Jan 04 2006 - 14:30 PST cherie writes: Santa arrived to Australia ridding a jet ski. It was too warm for the reindeer to come, so a cuddy croc helped Santa hand out the gifts! Celebrating the holidays at Club Croc in Long Island, we started our day by the beach and ended in the pool. Even though the climate was tropical, our Christmas tree still had snow on it (the real painted-on kind!) The only thing that was cool about this holiday were the frosty drinks by the pool. And who could forget the smooth tunes floating from the saxaphone. About 20 friends exchanged silly presents, darned paper crowns, feasted, danced and celebrated life! (I got a vibrating kangaroo for Christmas, which turned out to be the gift that keeps on giving.) Click on each picture to see it full size. read comments (1) | write comment| views: 6349    | rated: 0.0    printer-friendly version   Celebrating Christmas 2005 at the Whitsundays. In the pool at Club Croc in Long Island, we splash around in our Santa hats. Santa arrives to Long Island, Australia via jet ski. It's too hot for the raindeer, so Santa brings a crocodile to help hand out gifts! Families and children rush to greet Santa! Cherie gives Santa a big hug! Santa hands out presents! What better way to start Christmas morning than with a glass of bubbly? Hilda and her little koala bear. Diane and her big koala. Cherie and her vibrating kangaroo. (Now that's a gift that keeps on giving!) Xoe and Liane by the pool bar. The twins and Stefan. Gemma and Cherie. Jenine, Christine, and Lea. Josh! Jenn and Liane. Xoe and Pascal. Smooth tunes lace the warm tropical air. Pool fun! Dion and Gemma. (Does anyone buy that "we're cousins" story?) The dancing Queens. Hiromi and Mika play the piano. Jules and Pete in the Christmas spirit! Katherine is another one of Santa's little helpers! Hilda gets her Chrismas hug from the chubby guy in the red suit. Christmas dinner. An island feast awaits the hungry tribe. Dinner with old friends and new friends. Colin, Hilda and Josh. Xoe, Jenn H, Liane & Jenn K. Eat, drink and be merry! Pierre-Eves. Pascal, Jules, Stefan & Pete. Gemma, Hilda, Cherie and Diane. Liane, Jenn, Jenn & Zoe. Cherie and Hilda. Jules and Pierre-Eves. Peter's Parking ONLY! Pete and Jez. The gang's all here! Katherine and Sandra. Gemma and Josh. Our crazy gaggle of friends. Dion surrounded by women. Those aren't real! Watch Peter's hands. More champagne? The night gets a bit blurry. Katherine and Peter. Matt and Lea. Don't do it Dion! Amy...that's juice, right? Time to go in the pool! Who belongs to which leg? Staying cool in the pool. On the ferry. The French guys. Ladies on a ferry. Ferry fun for all ages! Welcome to Long Island everyone! We need a little Christmas...right this very minute! Gathered for the holidays. Cherie, Jenine & Gemma sing for the crowd. The gang by the beach! The twins! Gemma, Colin, Josh and Jenine. Marlene and Christine. Pierre-Eves and Dion. Hiromi and Mika. Be careful not to get stung! Long Island. The beach is calling! Cherie and Lea. Hilda gets her paddle wet. Cherie explores the local waters. Diane kayaks around Long Island. Twin kayakers. Cherie and Lea. The beach sucks the stress out of life. Look who joined us on the beach? The little tree. 64 tropical islands make up the Whitsundays chain. Cherie, Diane, Gemma and Hilda. The ladies with the French guys. Cherie and Stefan. Santa on a surfboard. Eric, Hannah and Cherie with a bunch of Santas. A kiss from St. Nick!