It is just a massive swimming pool

Australia- Cairns

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April 6th 2008
Arrived in Cairns at 830 am after a long flight via Darwin !! Weather was really hot in Cairns but not as humid as Asia which was a welcomed relief! Checked into our hostel which was pretty cool and the manager of the place turned out to be so helpful - he sat with us for over an hour and sorted out pretty much our whole trip down the East Coast ! First decision was how we were going to make it do ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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