Skyrail over the rainforest

Cairns, Kuranda and Koalas

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September 7th 2005
Hey, Had a really lovely few days in Carins, which is sort of a big seaside town. First day spent down by the 'lagoon' which is sort of a beach substitute cos the beach is a bit like western-super-mud if youve ever been there. But the lagoon is a lovely big salt water swimming pool where everyone hangs out- I bumped into two lots of fellow hosteller there and we spent the day getting slowly r ... 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