The Great Barrier Reef

Cairns

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April 20th 2007
Well we are now in Cairns, well port douglas actually which is a little North of Cairns. We arrived in Cairns on Monday and have had an amazing time so far! We stayed in a hotel our first night and got upgraded to an apartment which was amazing and we got it for really cheap rate of internet! The next day we picked up our new camper van, sacked of wicked campers and was not impressed and went wit ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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