Sunset in the Whitsundays

"No worries" in the Whitsundays

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May 7th 2007
4/29/07 Got an early start this morning - took a shuttle bus to the Brisbane Airport for our flight to the Whitsunday Coast. The Whitsundays are a group of 74 islands, only 8 of which have resorts on them. They’re located off the northeast coast of Australia and are amongst the Great Barrier Reef. We spent the night in Airlie Beach, which is on the coast and is a hub for arranging sailing trips ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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