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1770/Agnes Water, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island,

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July 19th 2008
After the crazy amount of drinking that was done on the Clipper, we really needed a few days of R & R. And 1770 was the perfect place for that. We pulled up to our new hostel, "Cool Bananas", still following the recommenadations from our Cairns mates, and this was another excellent call! Talk about Chillaxed!Hammocks a plenty to rest the day away, a huge tv room filled with comfy sofas and bean ba ... read more

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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