The Crocodile

Cyclones and sunshine (now with photos)

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April 24th 2006
So we left you about to head to Bondi beach, before jetting off to Cairns in NW Oz. Since then we've spent time in the rain forests of Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation, said our goodbyes to Jo's family as they head back home and then rented ourselves a campervan to begin our 8 week trek around Oz. We've got about 700km through a 8,500km route thus far. Our arrival in Cairns was bumpy. We've ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

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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