Lagoon

Week in Cairns

---

August 5th 2008
I'm currently back in LA waiting for my flight to leave for Detroit then to Grand Rapids. It's a long couple of days of travelling for sure. Here is a long update from our last week in Cairns. Once we got to Cairns Sunday afternoon, we all settled into our hotel rooms. The hotel, The Rydges Esplanade, was so nice especially compared to our previous accommodations. Two people shared each room w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

---

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