National Park on Green Island

Cairns (Great Barrier Reef)

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October 25th 2012
25th October 2012, The girls woke really really early this morning, (even Sasha) as they were really excited to being going to Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef. We departed the reef terminal in Cairns on the Green Island Big Cat at 9am. The day was slighly overcast and the ocean a bit choppy. Many people were sea sick, including Alyssa and myself. The one hour trip across seemed longer, a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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