The Wonderful Lizard of "Oz"!

A highlight destination on our travels along the Queensland coast was the visit to Lizard Island, named by Capt. Cook for the only land critters he spotted there. Capt. Cook visited the island and climbed up to the summit with its 360 degree views (about 1000 ft.) to try to assess the possible passage for Endeavour along the coast. He saw nothing but a maze of reefs for as far as the eye could see and decided to head out to sea instead. The photo shows the anchorage below. EQ is one of the little specs down there in the anchorage. The dark area close to shore in the middle is a reef we snorkelled in and around after hiking the island.



View from near the top of Lizard (Cook's Lookout)

with Equanimity and Joy