View from Rex Lookout

Port Douglas and the Atherton Tablelands

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April 6th 2012
With today being Good Friday we had planned not to do very much. After our late arrival we slept in before going downstairs to complete our check-in. When we arrived last night we collected our keys from a drop box and received our instructions to report to the front desk in the morning. After signing in officially we ventured down to the Chill Cafe (recommended by Jocelyn as she checked us in) ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Palm Cove

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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