Meal at Mission

A Rock, a Reef, and a Van

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January 17th 2010
What a week! It was tough to say our goodbyes to Perth, but with a ride and a high-five from Mike & Rita at the airport, we were officially out of Perth and looking forward to the last 6 weeks of our trip! First stop...Ayers Rock in a somewhat unconventional way. For some reason Quantas (Australia's major airline) doesn't fly direct from Perth to Cairns, so we had to have a quick stop-over in A ... 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