Diving 2

Port Douglas & Cairns

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October 24th 2005
Port Douglas I completed three dives on the Australian Great Barrier Reef on Friday October 21st. All three dives were fantastic, especially the last one. So many different types of fish to see. On the second dive, there were 5 foot reef sharks in the water with us. They were quite tame and swam around us. The tour group shot a video of us and Sarah and I purchased it to show all those who ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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