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Heron Island Beach
We took a couple of nice walks around the island and saw lots of birds and nice views of the various reefs.
Heron Island - Great Barrier Reef
June 12th 2006 Heron Island, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef: Two days ago, we had a nice flight from Cairns to Brisbane. We picked up a rental car and then drove north on the M1/A1 Bruce Highway to Gladstone. Not only was this a very long drive of about 7 hrs at 100 kmph but most of it was on 2-lane highway in pouring rain with lots of hydroplaning. We pulled into Gladstone at about 11 pm and found a room at the
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