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Reef Jet Whitsunday Trip

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April 28th 2008
We faced the possibility of being herded, and booked a day trip on Reef Jet to get to see the Whitsunday Islands and do some snorkelling on the reef. And we had a lush day, didn't feel like cattle being moved here and there en masse, in fact it was very chilled and pleasant. We spent an hour or so snorkelling just off Border Island, where the coral is fantastic. It's amazing to see this whole d ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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