Gay bar hervey bay

Read about our unique experience diving with manta rays bar the rich pristine waters of Lady Elliot Island in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Our entire Down Under trip was planned around visiting Lady Elliot Island: about a year before this trip took place, I was up late one evening researching the best places in the world to see manta rays.

I knew it would be amazing so I hervey the long waiting list to visit this exclusive island and finally, a year later we were heading to the shores of Queensland in Australia for the bay of a lifetime! We were not disappointed! Our experience diving with manta rays in the Great Barrier Reef at Lady Elliot is up there as one of the most incredible things I've done with Stefan on our travels — a memory neither of us will ever forget.

You could walk the entire length of the island in 45 minutes. That's how small it is! It's also one of the most remote islands of the Great Barrier Reef, situated 50 miles 80km from the mainland. With no boat or ferry services available, the only way to reach Lady Elliot is via a very scenic! The grass landing strip runs the entire length of the island from its southern tip to the north!

The staff live and work on the island, welcoming guests, taking them on various tours, preparing meals, etc. All meals are taken in the resort and accommodation varies from glamping tents to beachfront units. We had the option to visit as a day trip but I wanted to stay for at least 2 gay.

I was able to secure us a two-night stay after months on their waiting list and getting lucky with a last-minute cancellation!

Gay Bar in Hervey Bay

So after a week of partying in the exciting gay scene of Sydney and checking out the many gay bars of Sydneywe drove up hervey Hervey Bay to begin this new leg of our Down Under adventure. Yes, very much so! Firstly, this is Australia, which we rate as one of the most gay friendly countries in the world. Two men sharing a double bed?

No issue here at all! That pretty much tells you everything you need to know about how gay friendly Lady Elliot is! There are two main points of departure on the mainland: Hervey Bay and Bundaberg home to the famous ginger beer. The planes are tiny and gay up to 12 passengers. As a plane nerd, I was particularly excited to experience bay flight.

I'd read so much about it online — how shaky the ride is because the plane is so small and sensitive to wind, and the impressive views over the Great Barrier Reef that you could even see whales diving! We checked in at the small airport at Bundaberg and were escorted to the waiting area with the other guests.

The planes are so small that you're limited to one small suitcase per person, so we had to sort through our things and leave behind bar second larger suitcases before you judge, this was part of a big long trip in Australia and New Zealand! We were then led out onto the landing strip at Bundaberg airport where the pilot met us and gave us a quick safety briefing before going on board.

Heads up, ask if you can sit next to the pilot — sometimes the seat is available! Once on board, strapped it, we were ready to go!