Heart Reef

Whitehaven Beach and Snorkeling the Outer Reef

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June 25th 2015
We awoke to beautiful blue skies and headed over (at a leisurely pace) to the extensive breakfast buffet. When the hostess seated us, a curlew (about the size of a duck, but with very long legs) that had been hiding out beneath our table scurried out to forage for dropped pastries. It was a startling sight at first but after several meals we’ve concluded that the open air restaurants make it imp ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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