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Slow hops back to Cairns

With windy weather returning, we knew our days at the reef were numbered and we decided to slowly hop back towards Cairns. We set ourselves a challenge: stop at new spots along the way to make the trip more interesting.

Back south for a bit

Having come back to Cairns from our Coral Sea trip, we made the unusual decision to head back south for a bit! This post explains why and where we have got to.

Bye bye Cairns

As the start of the official cyclone season is fast approaching, it is time to head south. We are warned that the outlook for summer is for a very wet season with an early onset of cyclones, so we won’t hang around in the tropics for too long. We are making a late departure from…