Whitehaven Beach

Whitsunday Islands

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October 15th 2008
October 13, 2008 Monday in Australia Today was the best day yet, and that’s saying a lot. We boarded the Mantaray, a small tour boat at Shute Harbour near Airlie Cove. While waiting for fellow passengers to arrive we were treated to coffee, tea and cookies and spent a pleasant 45 minutes sitting in the harbour meeting people and looking at all the boats. We visited with a young couple from Fr ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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