Beautiful views from Hamilton Island

Hamilton Island

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September 6th 2007
We left this morning via Dent & Hamilton Island on our way to Gulnare Inlet, but when we were passing Hamilton we saw some moorings outside the entrance of the marina and decided to stop and make phone calls as we could get reception and explore Dent Island, I read in a book that there was a shop were they sell shell jewellery made by a local and how could I resist. We couldn’t get to it so dec ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hamilton 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