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November 20 & 21: The Great Barrier Reef: Heron Island

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From Adelaide we flew to Brisbane and Gladstone, then taking a helicopter over to Heron Island, as seen above on our approach.

Heron Island made its first impression on us as a somewhat wild place as much under the dominion of animals as humans, as we were continually dive-bombed by a kind of black bird we had never seen before. Here they are, finally at rest as evening fell.

As evening continued to take over, we found this particularly picturesque scene on the beach.

The next day we took a semi-submersible for a look along the Reef.

November 21 & 22: Brisbane, Mount Tamborine, and Lamington

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Later in the day we headed back to Brisbane, where we took a night tour.

On the 22nd, now Tuesday, and our final day in Australia, we went into the hills for a different landscape.

A bit touristy, O'Reilly's provided some animal friends.

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