Spot the parrot

Australia - Townsville & Magnetic Island

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June 22nd 2007
I arrived in Townsville at 1pm on Tuesday 19 June. After walking around the dull, quiet town, I spent 3 hours on the internet. The evening was spent in my room listening to music and reading before going to sleep at 10pm. On Wednesday, I checked out at 10am and walked into town to get some brunch before meeting Ian at the ferry terminal at 1pm. We took the short crossing to Magnetic Island and the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

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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