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Sailing the South Pacific : Life Aboard -- Mishaps

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September 18th 2008
but life aboard wasn't without it's unexpected challenges... four days out of samoa we had run out of water! the secondary tank (60 gallons worth) of which was filled with the hepatitis enriched well water of fanning island, had leaked out. an unfound leaking hose had bled our precious liquid gold into the bilge tank, which was then of course, pumped out overboard unbeknownst to us. that meant n ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise

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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