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After a long 36 hours of solo travel, Peter arrived at Whitsunday Coast Airport and was collected by his wife, putting an end to a tiring two days.
Unfortunately, technical difficulties struck; the parking meter wasn’t accepting their payment. They were stuck behind the barrier, tapping cards and phones with no luck as a queue of other tired travellers formed behind them.
Luckily, in the car behind waited a kind local couple, who got out and came to offer a hand, paying the $7 fee and setting them free to go home, with no further hassle.
Peter offered to pay them back, but the do-gooder sent them on their way.
“It was extremely frustrating after a long flight hot day so I was very grateful of the help from this couple. I can’t even remember the car they were in I was that flustered,” Peter recounted.
The encounter stands as yet another demonstration that, in the Whitsundays, newcomers and locals alike are treated with warmth and kindness from the airport carpark, to the islands and beyond, with help consistently offered to those that need it.
1- Photo Source: Whitsunday Regional Council
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