Heidi Magnetic Island

Far North Queensland

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April 10th 2009
Happy Easter! As always, we're a little behind on our blogging, but better late than never... Since Easter is a 4 day weekend here in Australia, we decided to take advantage of the free vacation time and head up to the Far North Queensland and finally see the tropics. We flew into Townsville on a Friday morning and over 4 days made our way up the coast, stopping along the way at Magnetic Isla ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Great Barrier Reef

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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