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July 15th 2011
Friday 15th July 2011 Cairns to Cooktown Phil is our fearless leader for a couple of days while Murray repairs a tie rod. We arrived in Mossman to encounter John and Greg (from the first group) awaiting the arrival of a tail shaft to replace their broken one. We were going to have a coffee with them in town, but there was a big NAIDOC festival event happening, and the place was packed, s ... 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