Ayr 8070821.3 Alva Beach

Ayr

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August 7th 2021
The Bruce Highwaytook us on a drive south to Ayr, travelling through sugar cane fields where the crops come right up to the roadside. Narrow gauge tracks criss cross through the fields with lengthy trains taking their loads to the processing mills. The air was sickly sweet. We took our lunch to Alva beach – a popular picnic spot overlooking the brilliant blue water. There was a fair s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more