Another beautiful view

Townsville to 1770

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April 13th 2008
Just on a side note, before we continue the recap, it is a glorious day here in Brisbane, and I am extremely content. Yay!! Ok here we go into the depths of my blurred memories of the past few weeks on our voyage down the East coast of this massive country... I must say that I never expected the East coast to be so different than our view of Australia thus far...the outback, and staying wit ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

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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