The Maheno Shipwreck

Week 19-21- Australia's Finest- Fraser Island, Airlie Beach, The Whitsunday's, The Great Barrier Reef and Cairns.

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May 10th 2013
On the evening of Tuesday 23rd, we arrived at Hervey Bay, a small town on the coast and a late night stopover for our ferry crossing over to Fraser Island the following day. While it was brief, I must still give Mango Tourist Hostela warm recommendation for the friendly service and advice they offered us. A big thank you also to the possum we caught delving into our dry pasta in the middle ... 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