goon-ies

Cairns and The 'Great' Barrier Reef

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April 28th 2006
Arriving in Cairns after a six hour bus journey we had been in contact with some of the guys from Fraser Island who were also now in Cairns.. we just can't get away! Pedar, Anna, Ed and Emma were all in Cairns for our arrival. In typical Fraser Island fashion a Goon night had been organisedand as before we offered our hostel room and balcony to be the feeding ground for the fun. There is a hoste ... 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