View of Whitehaven Beach from Lookout

Whitsundays and Fraser Island

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July 22nd 2005
Since my last entry, I've been living on a boat and old school camping on an island. From Airlie Beach, we did a 2 day/ 2 night sailing trip around the Whitsunday Islands. It was amazing (I really liked being on the boat). It was more snorkeling (or swimming in my case), stopping at Whitehaven beach (gorgeous), and sailing around... We also saw sea turtles off the side of the boat. My pictures ... 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