Practising the snorkel

Back to civilization

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July 26th 2009
Out of the jungle and back into the more developed world. Well that's where we headed today. After another full breakfast, which was nearly, but not quite great (there were a load of ants in the sugar bowl, and the cooked breakfast was nearly there), we packed up and headed back south. We stopped just before the ferry to visit the Daintree forest discovery centre. Here you could walk through ... 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