Latest Lizard Happenings

April 5th, 2005 at 12:00am

Today marks my third month of employment at Lizard Island. The time has absolutely flown by. You wouldn’t think that much would happen on a small isolated island on the Great Barrier Reef, but believe me, it does!

Last month the entire island was evacuated to the mainland thanks to Tropical Cyclone Ingrid. All the guests were flown off first of course, followed by the 80 resort staff. We spent 3 days in Cairns watching, waiting, and partying our asses off! I am quite sure that everyone in Cairns knew that Lizard Island was in town. There were many, many toasts made to Ingrid in those 3 days. In the end, Ingrid went slightly north of the island, sparing us any major damage (thankfully). For another 3 days after returning to the island, we had no guests. Much time was spent taking all the tape off the windows and putting back outdoor furniture.

After that we were back in business, and the numbers quickly picked up again. I can’t speak about other people on the island, but as a housekeeper I am extremely, extremely busy during every single moment of my day. It is hard work, especially in the heat of the tropics! Lately I have had to force myself to go to the beach, just so I don’t forget the reason why I am here. Some days though, cool things happen that make up for the hard yakka. Some things like meeting famous celebrity guests and/or partying with them at our staff bar or on their private yacht. If you sense a story or two there, you’d be right, but as an employee of the resort, I cannot divulge such secrets!!! The last 2 weeks have been interesting, exciting, and fun, let’s
keep it at that!

Let’s see, other than yet, well yesterday I got to see the crocodile that has been living in our creek. Yes, he’s a salty, so I hope I never run into him face to face in the water, but watching him from a rock above was pretty darn cool. That was on my Friday evening as the sun was setting, and I personally I think that’s a pretty awesome way to end a hard week’s work, don’t you?

View of Watsons Bay from Cooks Look

Sunset at Watsons Bay

Best way to spend a day off – underwater

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