Just chillin in the water

Heron Island- A trip to Paradis Part 2

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October 17th 2012
Saturday October 6th, This morning I woke up bright and early at 5:30 to go for a morning snorkel by the jetty and the ship wreck. As we jumped in the coolness of the water raced all over my body. Although we are in the topics the water is still fairly chilly. As we made our way out to the wreck we took some photos of each other with our underwater camera (it is actually harder ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Horn 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