Road sign

Cape Tribulation

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October 28th 2007
I spent the weekend at Cape Tribulation, just north of Cairns. I went with a tour group and yesterday we went for a walk through the rainforest and took a boat across Daintree River. On Daintree River we saw lots of bats and a baby crocodile. Then we spent some time on the beach at Cape Tribulation. The beach is gorgeous but we were advised not to go swimming in the sea because crocodiles live in ... 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