Kime at Lake Barrine

Lake Barrine, Australia

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July 3rd 2009
Lake Barrine, Australia After being trapped in a tin can (ship) for two weeks, I finally made it to Australia. On my first day of touring the area around Cairns, I went to Lake Barrine. It was a very picturesque place. When my tour group arrived, it was still early morning so we went into the inn for morning scones and devonshire tea. It was delicious. The scones were freshly bake ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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