Cairns

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April 17th 2013
Escaping the 'bad' weather in Melbourne we headed north. However, after days of constant rain, we were fast losing interest in Cairns. Running out of things to do in the rain we booked a waterfall tour (on the premise we couldn't get any wetter) and spent the day seeing the green rainforest and swimming in the waterfalls. Little did we know, we were following in the (famous?) footsteps ... read more

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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