Granite passage to cave

September 6th 2006
The BAMA Way-30th June While we were in Cooktown, John, Cris, Claire and I were keen to learn more about the indigenous people living in the area, what better way to do this than in the company of one of the elders. Our journey to Hope Vale took us 40 minutes north of Cooktown. Hope Vale (Dyuubi) was built in the late 1940’s and has a population of 1,500 people. We travelled through lush cou ... 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

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John and Steph

After spending most of our adult working lives in the UK we were ready to make a significant life change and decided to spend some time living in Australia? Our enthusiasm for scuba diving hasn't declined with age and we intend to seize every opportunity to learn about marine life in the Southern hemisphere. We departed from the UK April 4th 2006 then spent 8 months travelling the east coast and now we live in a lovely area of NSW, Corindi Beach, which is 25 minutes north of Coffs Harbour. ... full info

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