Hey, you guys! Phoebe here, from Little Grey Box. Now, you can tell by the smile
on my face I am so so happy today and that's because we are in Queensland and
today we are going to Pumpkin Island and you guys we have this whole island all
to ourselves.
*Holy crap, look at that water!*
Alright, you guys, so he just went for a stand up paddleboard. The water is so so
beautiful it's the perfect temperature and look we're only here for one night
so we are trying to do every single beach. We are trying to swim everywhere
and our first, no, second stop is here at Mermaid Cove!
Phoebe: This place is the perfect example of why Matt and I love Queensland so much I
mean this is what we grow up with! Not here specifically this is my first time
to Pumpkin Island but there are places like this around Queensland
and when you grow up in beautiful parts of the world like this they become a part of you and
who you are and if it's hard for us to describe to
people when we moved to London why we felt so sad and I guess
because our hearts just missed our home you know we love this we LOVE it!
Look how beautiful it is, the lifestyle in Queensland is amazing and coming to
places like this it never gets old it's so special it's like reconnecting with
your heart. Because we're here doing some work for Capricorn Enterprise
we're just here for one night that's kind of a special thing but what's
really cool is you can come and stay for the three nights and you can book the
whole island to yourself so us having the island to ourselves isn't just a gag
like you can do that you can have an island this island all to yourself!
*Inspirational Island Music*
Oh my gosh, this has been an amazing day and now you're getting ready to cap it
off with some sunset drinks! The beer is ice-cold,
great music, the sunset is gonna happen right out in front of this little bar
this is paradise on earth!
Phoebe: It is dinner time and we've gotten our dinner from The Waterline Restaurant.
So we have gone with some beautiful local fish they have marinated
it and put it in this is it cryo vacuum seal bags?? So, this smells, oh my gosh!
Just like garlic and lemon and deliciousness now there is a barbecue a
little baby Webber Q or... just Webber Q and that is out here on the verandah so I
can hear the ocean the Sun has gone down we've had a couple of beers. I'm gonna throw
a shrimp on the barbie... No, I'm gonna throw this fish on the
barbecue I've got the potatoes which they've already cooked they're heating
up in the oven I'm just gonna toss together a salad and that is it!
So easy! This fish smells incredible. And dinner is done that was actually really
quick I am no master chef and I have no doubt the chefs of The Waterline
Restaurant absolutely knock it out of the park I hope I didn't ruin their
beautiful piece of fish, let's try it. If this can taste good even with my subpar
cooking skills.... mmm okay even I couldn't ruin that that is amazing!
I remember hearing about this place when it was XXXX Island, now it's pumpkin island
and I remember just seeing photos and thinking oh I would love to go there I
would love to see that and it just felt like that would never be me. I can't go
there, I can't do that! Now, here we are and it's so so beautiful I think
it's just a great reminder to just keep going after things that you want in life
and if you want something do it if you want to go somewhere and you want to
experience it just do it you know don't hold back you only get one shot at
life and our shot brought us here! This is absolutely amazing I am so
thankful I couldn't ask for anything more and to be able to have such a great
experience in our home state is just unbelievable so I hope you guys really
like seeing this first day at pumpkin island we are gonna be up super early in
the morning so we have some more fun activities planned before we leave it's
a short visit but a good one we're gonna make the most!
*Yasssss!!*
Phoebe: Sometimes I really like a rainy day. It's nice! And what better spot
to sit and feel that cool sea breeze
Phoebe: So, we climbed on the Pumpkin Island express! Skipper has brought us over here. The
water today isn't very clear and smooth it's a little choppy but that's okay we're
still gonna get in and have an amazing amazing swim down there
I love snorkeling as a kid I was just obsessed with like underwater and the
little mermaid and just this idea that there's a whole other life down there I
don't have my dive certificates to scuba, I would love to get those one day.
It's on my bucket list! So in the meantime let's jump in and do a little bit of snorkelling!
Now, when we were in the water the visibility was a little lower just
because it was overcast at that time and it was still beautiful down there you
can still see the coral, the skipper was pointing out different things!
I thought we'd left pumpkin for good but we've left, gone to do some snorkelling,
now we're back! We're just relaxing catching a last swim enjoying the last little bits
of the sunshine before we head back to the mainland. Well, that is it from us I
really hope you enjoyed this video you guys and I really hope you enjoyed
seeing part of Queensland and us sharing with you a little bit about what makes
it so special and why it's such a big part of our hearts and our lives and why
we love it so much! If you don't already be sure to subscribe and say hello in
the comments below. Have a great weekend and I will see you next week!
Love, Phoebe & Matt xx