We enjoyed our forced stay on this lovely, though touristy, island.
![NRLfinal](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/NRLfinal.jpg)
![Lovely to eventually see a beautiful resort giving lots of people lots of happiness.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Hamo1.jpg)
Lovely to eventually see a beautiful resort giving lots of people lots of happiness.
![Looks like everyone's on the surfcats!](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Hamo_surfcats.jpg)
Looks like everyone’s on the surfcats!
![There goes 10 days of healthy eating! From the Pub on the marina side.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/carb_break.jpg)
There goes 10 days of healthy eating! From the Pub on the marina side.
![Hamilton Island marina. Top Shelf is there. Can you see her?](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/marinaHamiltonIs.jpg)
Hamilton Island marina. Top Shelf is there. Can you see her?
![Watching a busy day for the marina - taken from the Yacht Club.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fromYachtClub.jpg)
Watching a busy day for the marina – taken from the Yacht Club.
![Sitting on the grass at the marina listening to good live music - fantastic!](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/musician_marina.jpg)
Sitting on the grass at the marina listening to good live music – fantastic!
![A very good muso - entertaining us on the marina lawn.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/musician_marina1.jpg)
A very good muso – entertaining us on the marina lawn.
![A unique ParkRun. We were lucky enough to take part in the inaugural run.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ParkRun2.jpg)
A unique ParkRun. We were lucky enough to take part in the inaugural run.
![Steve, competing in the inaugural Hamilton Island ParkRun](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ParkRun1.jpg)
Steve, competing in the inaugural Hamilton Island ParkRun
![Listening to live music beside the swim-up Cocktail Bar. Yep, that's relaxing!](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/swim-upCocktailBar1.jpg)
Listening to live music beside the swim-up Cocktail Bar. Yep, that’s relaxing!
![Look at all that growth on the bottom of Top Shelf.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/growthTopShelf.jpg)
Look at all that growth on the bottom of Top Shelf.
![Here's our antifouling strategy.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/antifouling.jpg)
Here’s our antifouling strategy.
![Corals growing on the pontoon, right beside the boat.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coral_growth_pontoon1.jpg)
Corals growing on the pontoon, right beside the boat.
![More soft corals on the pontoon.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coral_growth_pontoon2.jpg)
More soft corals on the pontoon.
![I didn't manage to catch any fish in the photo, but there are little fish swimming around the corals on the pontoon.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coral_growth_pontoon3.jpg)
I didn’t manage to catch any fish in the photo, but there are little fish swimming around the corals on the pontoon.
![There's also quite an advanced staghorn growing on the pontoon.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coral_growth_pontoon4.jpg)
There’s also quite an advanced staghorn growing on the pontoon.
![A coconut husking lesson.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coconut_husking.jpg)
A coconut husking lesson.
![Just like old times.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/air_traffic_control.jpg)
Just like old times.
![Mmmm. An apple mojito on One Tree Hill.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/OneTreeHill1.jpg)
Mmmm. An apple mojito on One Tree Hill.
![We made it to Passage Peak, the highest point on Hamilton island.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PassagePeak.jpg)
We made it to Passage Peak, the highest point on Hamilton island.
![Not a good selfie, but it was quite a tough walk to get to Passage Peak. See the resort way down there, between us?](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/selfie_PassagePeak.jpg)
Not a good selfie, but it was quite a tough walk to get to Passage Peak. See the resort way down there, between us?
![Catseye Beach. Taken during our walk to Passage Peak.](http://cruisinchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Catseye-Beach.jpg)
Catseye Beach. Taken during our walk to Passage Peak.