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Wildlife of FNQ By Jen. We had sufficiently explored north of the Cairns area, so it was time to start our journey south again... -
This is one of many species of parrotfish. They graze on algae which grows on corals, but also on the dead chunks of corals themselves...
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Great Barrier Reef Arguably, the most famous tourist attraction in Australia is the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Varying from 5 to 75...
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Research and Rainforest By Jen. In Cairns, first on the list was to get me a new camera. I would really like to upgrade to...
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Taste of Cape York Peninsula By Jen. After the rainforest, we figured we would head just a bit further north into the Cape York...
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Daintree Rainforest By Jen. Leaving the cool Atherton Tablelands, we descended into the warmer coast and into the Daintree...
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Some forest wildlife. We managed to finally spot a platypus as well. This is a pair of very wet Curlews.
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One of the more interesting trees in the rainforest is the Strangler Fig. Starting life as a poppy-sized seed, a bird drops it on an...
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Northern Queensland After deciding to skip the tortuous drive up the Cape York Peninsula, we headed east towards the coast and Cairns...
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You can see part of a leg bone below, as well as the “gut stones” it swallowed to help with digestion. We then made our way north...
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Outback Queensland Our next stop in QLD was Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park. This park is fairly remote, requiring a day's drive...
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For those Despicable Me! fans out there! On the fifth day after entering QLD, we finally arrived in Mount Isa, in time to restock...
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Onwards to Mt Isa By Jen. After our excursion through outback NSW, we entered Queensland (QLD). This is our last new-to-us state in...
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Continuing on, we visited Broken Hill and the hilltop sculpture installation west of town. We got to watch the sun set from the...
