Coral Reef

Last Thursday, September 20th

---

September 24th 2013
We are a little behind on the blogging. So will just talk about Cairns! Our hotel grounds are very much like our Bali hotel all those years ago! And the foliage is just like Hawaii. Hibiscus flowers and hedges blooming, even some Plumaria trees. The big difference is the beach! It is muddy, not sandy! But the cruise ships come in here too! Our first day, we were up bright and early for our fir ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

---

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