Bowen

Australia: East Coast sojourn April-May 2019

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May 2nd 2019
"It is not down in any map; true places never are." Herman Melville We were captivated by Cardwell but the open road was beckoning and Cyril duly instructed Brutey to turn left onto the A1 to make a journey of approximately 350kms to Bowen. As a rule, we avoid the main freeways but the alternative routing would have been too far inland and off course. Wi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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