Sunset on the New Horizon

Whitsundays

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April 20th 2007
Awoken by the loud noise of the ancor being raised. It was 6:00am. Got out of the incredibly tight bed and got dressed before climbing up onto deck. It was cool but the sky was clear so we were in for another beautiful day. Had Breakfast. Before long we reached Whitsunday Island and tonge cove. We then got our gear together (beach gear, stinger suites.) then took the speed boat to the ... 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