The Night Life of Cairns

Sick Down Under

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January 2nd 2006
So my second day in Cairns began with a trip up north to Daintree and Cape Tribulation, which was really really pretty. We also had a stop off at a rainforest habitat, got to feed some Kangaroo's, Wallabies and Wallaroos (never ever heard of these before- a cross between a wallaby and a kangaroo). We then had lunch on Cape Tribulation, but no swimming unfortunately because of the crocodiles and st ... 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