Barron Falls, more like a trickle

Rainforest meets reef

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January 26th 2015
The drive from Cairns to Port Douglas is spectacular, it's a definite Morgan route. The road follows the coast and you can see the bluest seas with the whitest sand and palm trees on the beach, all very tropical and beautiful. On the other side of the road you have the rainforest coming right down to the beach so add in the greenest lushest foliage and put them together, it makes an incredible bac ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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