Goodbye Elim Beach

Mups and Stumpy do the Cape 2012

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July 14th 2012
We said goodbye to Elim after a relaxing 3 days and headed towards Battle Camp Road.Along the way we stopped off at Isabella Falls for morning tea when a cyclist pulled in. We recognized her as the cyclist we had seen in at Cook Town four days ago. When we got chatting to her we thought her story was pretty amazing. This girl was originally from The Netherlands (Appldorp). She had been cycling for ... 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