Sun burnt at sunset

En Route to Sydney

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October 24th 2005
Hey All! We have just spent our first night in Airlie Beach, having made our way down from Cairns with a Greyhound hop-on, hop-off bus pass. The pass allows us to take our time down the coast and get off anywhere as long as we're always going south and book our seats a day in advance. A great way to see the coast on our own time! Before we left the backpacker party city of Cairns, we made our ... 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