Dans Birthday

Magnetic Island to Airlea Beach

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December 5th 2003
Airlea Beach was the jumping off point for the Whitsundays. We had all travelled down from Magnetic Island yesterday but by different methods of transport. I had come down in Dans Fiat 124 with Jenny with what felt like an inflatable dinghy in the back but turned out to be Dans mattress which as far as i know he never used. It took a long time as we first had to get the car ferry to the mainland ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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