Our last day in Cairns...we were on our way to Fitzroy Island from Cairns - about an hour by boat.
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| Recovering turtle at the hospital, Fitzroy Island |
The bus picked us up from our apartment and we reached the Marlin Marina where we needed to exchange our receipt for tickets. We were at the island by 9:30am and the last boat leaves the island by 4:30pm. We could go on the trampoline off the beach shore, snorkel, go to the turtle hospital, go on the glass bottom boat and/or kayak, paddle boat or just plain swim in the ocean. Phew!!
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| Dried coral off the beach on Fitzroy beach |
We started off with booking a spot to visit the turtle hospital (two of us went) and then got all our stinger suits, snorkel masks, fins, and if needed life jackets from the beach shack that is also run by the company that does the boat ride to the island. There is a restaurant (Foxy's) and a hotel on the island as well. You can choose to bring your own lunch from Cairns or buy from some from the restaurant.
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| Fitzroy Island wharf |
We then swam to the trampoline about 30-40 ft off the shore. And then off for some snorkeling by the beach. Just about 10-15ft in and you can see this amazing colorful coral - various shapes and sizes and overall, between the four of us, we spotted several fish, stingray, and a reef shark. We spotted a turtle under the glass bottom if that counts :).
We returned all our stinger suits and gear and made our way back to the boat.
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