Living Large

Heron Island

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October 8th 2012
This blog was way too long when I first wrote it with the snorkeling details. I’ll talk about the general parts of the trip in this one then blog again with snorkel specifics! The Heron field trip was basically a destination vacation to a tropical island. We were there to study marine biology but for most of us it was about 1% school, 99% paradise. The school part of the trip was that e ... 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