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Cairns: Turtles in the Tropics

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  • Fitzroy Island
  • The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
  • Two of the volunteers
  • Nudey Beach on Fitzroy Island
  • Nudey Beach
  • Nudey Beach is isolated and private
  • Nudey Beach
  • The 5 o’clock view from Fitzroy Island

I arrived in Cairns, Australia on Sunday and began my volunteering at the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Monday. The Centre is located on Fitzroy Island, about 45 minutes from Cairns on a fast ferry. This tropical island is in the Great Barrier Reef, and a popular location for snorkeling and scuba. The volunteers leave Cairns at 8 am, arriving at the island’s resort. Then it’s just a 10-minute walk to reach the facility which hosts a variety of turtles in need of care. Most of the turtles here will be released as soon as it’s possible.

The work (so far, at least) has included cleaning tank filters, preparing food, feeding the turtles, and cleaning the tanks…

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