Group 1 departing Cairns

East Coast South to North

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July 14th 2011
13th & 14th July - In Cairns First day in Cairns we did the usual rest day thing and didn’t rest much.... shopping, washing, cooking, catching up on this blog..... The second day we drove into town, and had a walk along the Esplanade, a very pleasantly set out pathway and man-made lagoon, with lovely views of mountains coming straight down into the sea, and a very expensive-looking marin ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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