Anaconda II

Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands

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April 16th 2009
Saturday 4th April After a long and very uncomfortable bus journey we arrived in Airlie Beach very early in the morning. We couldn't check in until 2pm so we put our bags into storage and had a wander around. We didn't do much today apart from shop a little and have a drink with the Danish guys from our Fraser trip. After checking into our hostel we did some laundry and hired our stinger suits ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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