a wambat at The Big Pineable animal farm

East Coast via Passion Wagon

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September 27th 2005
.....arrived in Airlie Beach and were very please with what we saw. Quite a lively place and the backpacker pub had pool tables and live music so had a bit of fun there. We went on a one day trip from here to the Whitsundays. We saw three islands: Border, Whitehaven and South Molle. Very beautiful. We could have snorkelled but we opted out this time as rougher waters and didnt feel as confid ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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