Fitzroy Island

Fitzroy Island (originally Koba or Gabar or Goong-Gan-Jee) is a continental island offshore from Cape Grafton, 29 km (18 miles) southeast of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is a locality in the Cairns Region. In the 2021 census, Fitzroy Island had a population of 85 people.
We visited to snorkel with turtles 🐢 and view coral as well as have a go at stand up paddle boarding.
Fitzroy island is a national park area and a sanctuary for the conservation and re introduction of turtles into the wild.
The highlight of the paddle boarding was Jen getting on her board backwards and not being able to paddle forwards because of the fins being at the front of the board instead of the back.
Hilarious…
We also walked around to one of the more secluded beaches to Nudie Beach 🏖️.Read more