Queensland, 28 July 2022
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Nearing the end of our North Queensland trip and with a day in Cairns, we decided to spend much of it at the nearby Fitzroy Island.  I had previously visited here in 1987 as I travelled around Australia photographing lighthouses and you can see a couple of images and a few comments from that time here.  We didn’t visit the lighthouse this time though.

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This was probably taken from the ferry as we came in to dock.

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View from the shore (also the next one).

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There is very little of facilities on Fitzroy Island apart from the Resort (built 2010) which is only available if you are staying there.  We just availed ourselves of a couple of short walks.

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We are heading off now on the “Secret Garden Walk”.

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Next, we headed of on a walk to Nudey Beach, no longer a nude beach.  We turned around at this viewpoint.

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From almost the same spot, what looks like an island in the distance is a headland on the mainland.

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As we headed back on the ferry, we passed this fishing boat.

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A series of long telephoto views of the coast from the ferry.

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There are some impressive rock formations along this coast.

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Rocky Island and Reef.

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Looks like a World War II emplacement.

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Cairns.

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