Through the mangroves

A little dirt never hurt anyone

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December 14th 2007
So we arrive in Cairns thinking we've enjoyed the last week of relaxing but really just want to get back into being busy and seeing things, but would you believe it, there was hardly anything to do. The town centre was pretty nice, plenty of shops (especially didgeridoo shops where we both bought the famous aboriginal artifact), the esplanade was cool, many eateries, the occasional band would chur ... 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