Rigby and I

Where Reef Meets Rainforest

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October 11th 2007
After an overnight stay in Cairns I was off for a 3 day tour of Cape Tribulation. This area is located about 100km north of Cairns right on the coast. Cape Trib is basically a giant rainforest with lots of trails and plenty of wildlife. We took a croc spotting tour on the way up where we managed to spot a 7.5' croc in the Daintree River. The wet season up there is massive. Over a 48 hour period 5 ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape Tribulation

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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