Heron Islander

Pilgrimage to the Great Barrier Reef

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October 3rd 2012
I was so excited to spend the week on a tropical island in the Great Barrier Reef but had to face some brutal travel conditions to get there. Our group took a midnight bus up north to catch a ferry to the island. We got on the bus at 11:30 pm (10/2/12) and didn’t get off at the ferry stop until 8 am. Sleeping on the bus was pretty much impossible and it didn’t help that the driver stopped ever ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Heron Island

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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