solated, miles from nowhere off the coast of Far North Queensland, Lizard Island Lodge sits right on the Great Barrier Reef in a wilderness very little changed from when Captain Cook landed in 1770 looking for a passage out of the maze of coral reefs that had trapped him in these tropical waters for months. …
75 minutes from Sydney and I’m landing at Mudjimba Airport on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. I’ve never seen so many babies in all my life as were on the plane. It’s good to see young families being able to enjoy holidays at the beach I suppose. My brother Mark and Jenny have a new house overlooking …
You simply won’t believe the day we had yesterday! Jumping off the back of the dive-boat into the sea as 26 year-old Captain Matt backed up to get us as close as possible without the boat hitting the reef, I had visions of ending up ’20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. Only today do I learn …
I am on Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef with friends Juanita and Jan for five days of relaxation. It may be an easy 20 kilometres off the coast of Far North Queensland by Cessna, but flying low over the coral reefs in clear tropical waters before landing on the island’s airstrip, I’m overcome …