My bleeding Leg

Market and the Barrier Reef by Fabulous Five

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January 26th 2008
Hi, I went to the Barrier Reef and we got there on a boat. The island we went to was called a Cay. I went snorkelling there and saw lots of different corals. There was a fire coral and on the way back we counted jelly fish. We had to wear a suit so that we didnt get stung by jelly fish. The fish I saw were clown fish and parrot fish (the boys are colourful and the girls arent). I saw a baby shark ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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