The reef

Diving the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns

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December 5th 2009
Hello monkeys, I'll try and be quick as I'm pretty tired right now and have, of course, an early start tomorrow. I'm back in Cairns after having two days and one night away diving on the Great Barrier Reef, about two hours boat ride out from the city. So yeah, two days diving, and do they like to pack it in! On the first day I got in three dives, starting around 11am and including a night d ... 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