The Daintree cruise place

Into the jungle

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July 24th 2009
We packed up all our things at Port Douglas and drove round to find an ATM as we were down to our last $10 of Australian money. We were going to have to use a ferry as part of the next stage of the journey so we needed some cash. We drove north towards the Daintree river, where we were hoping to get a cruise. On the way we passed field after field of sugar cane. Then we came to the Daintree riv ... read more

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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