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May 9th 2007
After a short 2000km flight south from Cairns to Brisbane we were greeted at the airport by another of Geoff’s old mates, Mac. In fact, this is the guy that ran Aquasports at Poole, the company we mentioned in the last blog that Jo, Mark and Geoff all used to work for. The story is quite simple, making money out of a British summer was pretty tricky (from what we’ve heard about the UK weather ... 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

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Geoff Long and Lexa Wokersien

Geoff n Lexa

Hi there everybody, We hope you enjoy reading about our exploits whilst we're on our 16 month BIG TRIP. Many people have asked why we are going and in an attempt to explain here is a quote from the famous British explorer Eric Shipton. "In these days of upheaval and violent change, when the basic values of today are the vain and shattered dreams of tomorrow, there is much to be said for the philosphy which aims at living a full life while the opportunity offers. There are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experience of a way of life that is itself wholly satisfying. Such, aft... full info

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