Leaving Heron

Saying Goodbye to Heron

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October 17th 2012
Sunday/ Monday October 8th-9th The Sunday night before we left we were given permission to go over to the resort and hang out at the bar/ rec room. They had live entertainment. It was a couple with a guitar playing some throw back classics, they were actually quite good. There were a couple of pool tables and a giant chess board outside. I played a game of pool against a couple resort guests, a ... 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