Kingfisher at Bamaga Airport

Punsand Bay, heading south to Cooktown

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July 24th 2009
I think I really should proof read some of these blogs before I post them. Oh well, you can all gather what I mean. We made the decision to start heading south instead of going to Thursday Island. We found out the ferry cost $100 each. We thought the money better spent on the boat ride out to the Great Barrier Reef. The wind was getting stronger and each day getting cloudier. This is not w ... 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