Crossing a wooden bridge in Cape Tribulation

East coast of Australia - Cape Tribulation to the Whitsundays

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December 16th 2007
From Cairns we took a tour up to Cape Tribulation where we did a couple of walks around the rainforest, Mossman Gorge and took a boat ride along the river. We stayed in a hostel in the rainforest for 2 nights which was a great experience. The next day we went out on a boat onto the Great Barrier Reef where I did a couple of dives - saw loads of fish, coral, and a black-tipped shark. After Cape ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape Tribulation

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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