Up Close and Personal With Whales AND the Elusive Platypus! 4. Rainbow Beach's Carlo Sandblow

Up Close and Personal With Whales AND the Elusive Platypus!

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August 20th 2011
What an amazing week of encounters with wild life we have had, and all because of Quinton. When Quinton was discharged on Wednesday we were told not only that he had to be kept off his feet, but that his feet also had to stay dry and clean for at least a week. Not great news when our plans had included camping at Fraser Island, and basically beach camping all along the coast of Queensland - someth ... read more

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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