Took a scenic flight over the reef and rainforest off the coast of Cairns, which was just amazing. The plane only took 5 people in total. As we flew over a really populated reef, Tongue Reef, the pilot lowered the plane down to the water for us to see the turtles, manta rays, dugongs and sharks. There seemed to be hundreds of turtles. The waves are so big where the inner and outer reefs meet, they can be seen from space. Great trip, definitely one of our highlights so far! On the way back from the airport, called into Cairns Botanical Gardens, for some lunch and a walk around. Very nice, if a little more sedate than the morning's activity!
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