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Cairns / Atherton Table Lands / Tully River Rafting

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November 23rd 2007
Cairns / Atherton Table Lands / Tully River Rafting (G) Just a quick update before we leave Cairns. We have been here in the tropical north for a couple of weeks now. Weather was not that kind to us to begin with (very wet and humid - to be expected when you are surrounded by Tropical rainforest I suppose!) Needless to say that a couple of the downpours really put the tent to the test, it ( ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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