Nakia and Cas on the Croc Cruise

Tropical North Queensland

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July 16th 2005
It's 28 degrees in the middle of winter, the seas are safe to swim in, and it's not too wet - yup, it's peak tourist season here in Cairns. In our first couple of days we headed up north to Cape Tribulation with Nakia and Cas. Cas went for a swim at Port Douglas only to discover after that the estuary was croc-infested (hmm, maybe the seas aren't that safe to swim in!). After checking in to PKs ... 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