Fire on the beach

Mups and Stumpy at Elim Beach 2012

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July 11th 2012
Ahhh Elim Beach. What can I say. I had read a little about this spot and mentioned to Gav that if we had time it might be worth a stop over. They do mention it in the books about Cape York but it's always just in passing so I wasn't set on definitely coming here. Gavin had asked other travellers about it and one bloke told him "yep, great spot. you will find an aboriginal man named Eddi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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