Blogs from Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

80 kms off the Queensland coast accessed by 12 seater plane from Bundaberg or Hervey Bay is a tiny coral cay that is 100 percent Eco and 100 percent satisfaction. The southern most island of the Great Barrier Reef and a haven for corals, seabirds, colourful fish, manta rays, turtles & humans...limited to 330 guests who snorkel, scuba dive, bask or otherwise simply enjoy the teeming wildlife. Where else can you find a piece of paradise where there is Nil to complain about? As Jack Johnson sings "In times like these...what will be will be...and so it goes." A last minute plan to spend time with my sister for Christmas in Queensland leads to a few days on a previously booked out tropical island. Who'd have thought? How often do last minute plans lead to serendipity ... read more

To get to Heron Island we firstly had to take the plane back to Bundaberg, where our car was waiting for us. Then we drove up to Gladstone to change our way of transportation once again. Heron Island does not have an airstrip where you can land a plane, like Lady Elliot, but there is still several ways you can get out to the island. Booking our room we got the boat ride back from the island for free, for two of us. We decided that we would use the saved money on taking a helicopter to get to the island. I for one had never been in a helicopter before and I am afraid of heights, but it was still worth it. It was a really beautiful view of the reef and totally worth feeling ... read more

Today is the second day out on Lady Elliot we went on a boat-ride together with some of the other tourists on the island (the trip is complementary if you stay at the resort). In the bottom of the boat there was a large window making it possible to see under the surface without jumping into the sea. But of course it is hard to stay out of the water, both because of the warm climate and the wonders that were waiting on the other side of the window. Everyone jumped into the water and started to snorkel around the boat. A couple of minutes we were lucky enough to be joined by sea turtles passing through and near the end three black manta rays came by. We spent the rest of the day just relaxing, ... read more