Aboard the Fantasea ferry

Entry 10 - Townsville

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May 29th 2011
We arrived in Townsville, late on Tuesday night (24th May). We were planning to camp the night but the accommodation was full so we kept driving to Mel and Ersin’s house. We hadn’t had dinner yet so we were starving. Mel’s sister and family were also there. We went down to the Strand in the morning and found a flying fox. Ash and I did a double wammie (two of us together). Mum, Dad and Mel ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

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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