Mum, Dad, Elsie & Nigel and a curtain fig tree

Visit from Ma & Pa

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June 30th 2010
Mum and Dad visited for a week with their friends Elsie and Nigel. It was great to have them here, and we explored the area quite a lot. We went for walks on 4 Mile Beach, hired a pontoon boat and spotted crocs on Dickson Inlet, drove to Herberton Historic Village, and generally had a great time. It was sad to see them go - I'd been looking forward to seeing them for so long. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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