Whitehaven Beach

The Whitsundays

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November 6th 2008
25th October 2008 Had an early start for flight to Hamilton Island. Flying in was great. It looked as though you were going to land on the water and baggage collection involved picking your bag off the trolley outside the terminal. Had to hang around waiting for the cruise boat so spent some time up at the hotel and then got the shuttle down to the port where I met up with Douglas and Gill ... 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