Lt. James Cook statue

Cape Tribulation and Cooktown (26 - 28 May)

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May 30th 2009
We packed up a very wet camper trailer in the rain on Tuesday morning and headed up to Port Douglas. We stopped briefly at Pebbly Beach, which is appropriately named with millions of smooth pebbles with varying colours. At Port Douglas we drove up to the town lookout and then passed all the resorts again on our way out with just a small tinge of envy, given that it was still raining and we had a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cooktown

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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