Fitzroy Island General Tips by seamandrew

Favorite Thing: One of the best things about Fitzroy Island is it's proximity to Cairns. Just a swift 45 minute ride away, it is so easy to get to. Within moments, you leave a small, touristy city, and make your way to a tropical paradise. The weather in this part of the world is warm so be sure to find yourself a nice shaded spot to lounge about in.

Fondest Memory: Our main reason for visiting Fitzroy was to do the Scuba dive from the island. After that was done, we had several hours to kill and we had one thing in mind for that. A quick hike and lots of relaxation. Well to ensure that we relaxed well, we found ourselves a nice shaded spot under a very vibrantly green tree and enjoy the sounds of the ocean and the cool breeze that blew gently past us in the shade.

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Favorite Thing: Fitzroy Island is certainly teeming with wildlife. Most of it is of course from the sea, but they still count. If you head towards Little Fitzroy island, there is are a number of rocks on the beach when explored more closely, yield a huge amount of sea creatures. I was fortunate to see crabs, sea snails, limpets (aka slipper shells), mussels, barnacles, hermit crabs, and even one starfish.
For a lover of the marine world, this was what I called paradise.

Fondest Memory: After running around for a while, probably stressing them more than I should have, I finally cornered one of these little crabs and managed to observe it a bit closer. Twice, this little guy jumped of my hand, managed to catch it before it landed on the floor. It was such a treat getting to admire this magnificent creature. I'm sure it was scared out of its wits, but I treated it with extreme care and released it in a nice, cool, wet spot.

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