On the Jetty

Airlie Beach / Whitsundays Day Trip

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December 17th 2008
We went on to Airlie Beach and booked our day trip to the Whitsundays for the next morning. In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed through the Whitsunday Islands and marvelled at the many bays and inlets that were a sanctuary for his weary sailors who, until then had experienced nothing but raging seas and rough weather. Little did he know that these islands were the remains of coastal range which ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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