Jo on Whitsunday Island

Whitsunday Sailing - Day 2

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January 20th 2012
We were first up in the morning – we had to be as we were sleeping on the dining table where breakfast was to be served! Breakfast was plentiful with a selection of cereals, yoghurts, fruit, toast and pastries. After a hearty breakfast it was time to be introduced to our wet suits which had to be worn at all times that we were in the sea. This was the time of year for ‘Stingers’ (box jellyf ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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