Me basking in the sun

Airlie Beach and Whitsundays

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November 4th 2007
Airlie Beach is the town where most people depart for a sailing trip to the Whitsunday islands and specially the breathtaking Whitehaven beach at the main Whitsunday island. I met some people at Airlie beach that I met before up north and it seemed to be a common thing. Well actually you often meet and see people again since most are migrating south, just at different speeds. I had to select ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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