Whitehaven Beach

9th & 10th January - Airlie Beach

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January 10th 2009
Hello! We are now in Airlie Beach - fantastic place! Took 9 hours to get here on the Greyhound but went very fast and the journey was fine. Hostel was great stayed at Magnums, were only suppose to stay one night but we liked it that much we decided to stay another night! Very busy and lively with lots of fellow backpackers around! Today (10th) we went Ocean Rafting around the Whitsundays - AWE ... 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