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Whitsundays & Australia Zoo

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November 12th 2010
Arriving in Airlie Beach we parked up and went to the local public pool for a swim and a shower, as it was a sticky day and the refreshing cool water was a welcome relief from the muggy heat. However soon after we arrived in clouded over and began to rain. So we hit the tour offices to see about booking our sailing trip to the Whitsunday Islands and the famous Whitehaven Beach. We grabbed the last ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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