Summertime

A boat called 'Summertime'

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April 24th 2006
After a week of lounging in Airlie our time had now come to get ourselves onto our sail boat out to the Whitsunday Islands, on a boat named 'Summertime'. DAY 1. An early start saw us up and about at 8am where we had to leave our large backpacks at the Australia tours office for a small price of $5 for three days. Then a short walk took us to the harbour where after a little bit of confusion lo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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