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Queensland cont...

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October 29th 2007
Hello everyone, been quite busy bees since the last blog entry. We went scuba diving from 1770 to Hoskins Reef. It took 2 hours to get there and I vomited in front of everyone on the boat but it was very worth it. We were the only boat in sight all day and the reef was completely undamaged by tourists. We saw stingrays, Nemo fish, sea cucumbers etc etc. Unfortunately we didn't get to see a turt ... 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