Ship mates & drinking buddies

Whitsunday Sailing - Day 3

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January 21st 2012
Today was our last morning on the boat so after a quick breakfast we had the chance to do 1 more snorkel. We opted out of the last snorkelling session - as Will had indulged too much on breakfast and Jo was suffering from heat rash from the wet suit! But Jo (Will’s sister) went for a final look at the Great Barrier Reef, although when those who did snorkel returned to the boat there was talk of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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