At the Aquarium

Touring Townsville

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August 10th 2007
Today, Vlad and I set out to see a little bit more of Townsville, since our hosts had both managed to come down with a cold/flu (it IS winter here). Our first stop was at a Scrapbooking store, which Vlad thoroughly enjoyed. Next, we headed to the Townsville Aquarium. It was nice to be able to spot (and identify) some of the same fish we had seen snorkling. And we also got to see the dangero ... read more

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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