Swimming with a Sea Turtle

Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef

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June 4th 2008
Since I was in Cairns by myself on my birthday, Dad thought it would be a nice present to go scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, I agreed! So off I went for three Intro Dives aboard Tusa 5. I thought I would be the only young girl solo traveler, but I met another as soon as I found the pier. I had already met a lot of people, but most of them were from England. Arieane was from Canada and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » open water

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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