Endeavour Falls

Cairns to Cooktown

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July 3rd 2011
We left today heading for Cooktown. After stopping at Rex’s Lookout and a quick drive through Port Douglas, we eventually made it to the Daintree River ferry. This crossing was the first time it felt like we were actually starting our trip. It was also where I lost mobile reception. The road from the crossing to Cooktown crossed a couple of steep ranges which meant low range for us and Toni and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cooktown

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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