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July 1, 2004 – Noosa
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![[Picture]](../../coast/2004/thumb/jul01.jpg "Noosa")
We started our trip along the coast of Queensland with a trip from Brisbane to Hervey Bay. On the way, we made a stopp-over in Noosa.
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July 2, 2004 – Fraser Island
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![[Picture]](../../coast/2004/thumb/jul02.jpg "Fraser Island")
Taking a guided day-tour of Fraser Island, we explored this largest sand island of the world.
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July 3, 2004 – Rockhampton
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![[Picture]](../../coast/2004/thumb/jul03.jpg "Rockhampton")
We spent the third day of our tour mainly in our rental car, going north along the coast.
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July 4, 2004 – Conway National Park
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![[Picture]](../../tropics/2004/thumb/jul04.jpg "Conway National Park")
After a five-hour drive from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach we relaxed a bit during a hike in Conway National Park.
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July 5, 2004 – Whitsunday Islands
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![[Picture]](../../reef/2004/thumb/jul05a.jpg "Great Barrier Reef")
A boat trip in the Whitsundays brought us to Bali Hai, where we explored the Inner Reef of the Great Barrier Reef snorkeling and aboard a semi-submersible.
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![[Picture]](../../reef/2004/thumb/jul05b.jpg "Whithaven Beach")
After that, we were swimming at Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island itself.
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July 6, 2004 – reefHQ
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![[Picture]](../../reef/2004/thumb/jul06.jpg "reefHQ")
In Townsville, we visited the reefHQ, a museum about the Great Barrier Reef.
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July 7, 2004 – Atherton Tableland
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![[Picture]](../../tropics/2004/thumb/jul07.jpg "Atherton Tableland")
The Atherton Tableland is the most scenic region we visited so far on our vacation in Australia.
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July 8, 2004 – Great Barrier Reef
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![[Picture]](../../reef/2004/thumb/jul08.jpg "Great Barrier Reef")
The highlight of our stay on the coast, and a real must for every visitor to Tropical North Queensland: scuba diving amidst the corals of the Great Barrier Reef!
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July 9, 2004 – Daintree National Park
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![[Picture]](../../tropics/2004/thumb/jul09.jpg "Daintree National Park")
After the reef, it was time for the rainforest of the Daintree National Park – the second important ecosystem of Tropical North Queensland.
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July 10, 2004 – Kuranda
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![[Picture]](../../tropics/2004/thumb/jul10a.jpg "Kuranda Scenic Railway")
We started our last day at the coast with a train trip through the rainforest from Cairns to Kuranda.
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![[Picture]](../../tropics/2004/thumb/jul10b.jpg "Skyrail")
At noon, we took a gondola above the canopy of the rainforest.
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![[Picture]](../../tropics/2004/thumb/jul10c.jpg "Tjapukai")
In the afternoon, we finally got to learn Aboriginal art and culture.
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