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Planet View: S14°40.101’ E145°26.750’ Street View: S14°40.101’ E145°26.750’ Temperature: 21-29°C (70-84°F) Water Temperature: 26°C (79°F) The northernmost of the Great Barrier Reef Islands, Lizard Island was a stopping for point for Captain James Cook on his voyage in 1770 and named for the prolific population of monitor lizards that inhabited (and still inhabit) the island. [...]
Planet View: S16°55.246’ E145°44.483’ Street View: S16°55.246’ E145°44.483’ We’ve been skirting around Cairns for a few weeks now, exploring the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area to the south, Tablelands to the west and all the way up Cape York to the north. We arrived in town on Sunday after our trip across some very arid [...]