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Martin has taken on the position of Exercise Master on ‘Blue Magic’ and has been trying to get the rest of the crew into shape.

Swimming and core exercises on deck yesterday and today we climbed 1800 metres along the Passage Peak walk covering 5.5 kilometres.

We took in some fantastic views from the top before descending and having a refreshing swim in the hotel pool at the bottom.

Unfortunately Martin flew back to Sydney from Hamilton Island this afternoon, I hasten to add that his departure was not related to the performance of his ‘team’, it was because he had to be back in Sydney for work on Monday.

Anyway, he would be proud of us as we anchored off Whitehaven beach this afternoon and swam ashore for a walk along the beautiful, fine white sandy beach.

Tomorrow we are planning a short trip to Hook Island to explore one of the inlets and maybe do some snorkelling.