Green Turtle on Montgomery Reef

Stranded as the water level started to drop – not an uncommon occurrence, apparently. The crew normally help these to deep water (as they did today) but are not sure if the turtle really needs the help. Perhaps it drags itself off (although it did appear exhausted), or maybe it just waits until the water rises again?

Red Cone Creek and Montgomery Reef

May 1st 2015
Geo: -15.9453, 124.225On impulse I joined the early morning wildlife excursion. We saw a few birds (one a rare Mangrove Robin - a megatick in bird-watching terms, and there are several enthusiasts on board), and the dawn scenery was pretty.We waited for the tide and then went up Red Cone Creek to Ruby Falls. Some of us climbed the 30m escarpment and went swimming in the waterhole above the f ... read more

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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

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