The Plane

Cairns/Bloomfield

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December 11th 2008
Arrived on flight from Alice Springs to Cairns on Friday Evening with Jo and Gaz, checked into accomodation and headed straight to The Lagoon, a huge open air lido on The Esplanade for a quick swim before finding a place to eat. The Lagoon stays open until 10pm and was very busy as the weather in Cairns is very hot and humid. Then had a fantastic meal in The Raw Prawn . Next day we were collect ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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