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12. Helicopter coming into land at Heroon Island  
   

Time for some luxury on the Great Barrier Reef 12. Helicopter coming into land at Heroon Island

Time for some luxury on the Great Barrier Reef

January 29th 2009
Day 211: Monday 26th January - Australia Day spent watching turtles nesting on the beach I kindly get a lift down to the marina in Gladstone where I’ve got an hour to kill before my boat transfer departs for Heron Island. I spend it getting breakfast - probably the most expensive beans on toast I’ve ever had at $8.50 (4 pounds)! The catamaran journey across to Heron Island is equally as expen ... read more
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Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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