Sailing the Whitsundays 100ft mast

Sailing the Whitsundays

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May 30th 2008
We stopped for 2 nights in Airlie Beach - a small town basically serving as a hub for tourists to set-off on their voyages to the Whitsundays from. It is still a pleasant little village, however, and has a really cool Lagoon - perfect for chilling off in after a couple of hours catching rays on the nearby beach. We boarded our vessel and home for the next 3 days - 'The Bomerang' - and headed o ... 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