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Aerial drone view of Pelorus Reef in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
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Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef: A Cairns Day Trip That Stopped Me in My Tracks

Floating face-down over a coral garden the size of a football pitch, with a green sea turtle stopping inches from my mask, I finally understood why people talk about this place the way they do.

@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Cairns, Queensland, Australia