The Last Leg of Australia: Bowen to Cape Trib, and back down to Sydney
October 10th 2007 So it was, with tears in our eyes we left the Childers Massive in Bowen, to carry on our own again. Not since travelling in South-East Asia at the beginning of our trip had it been just the two of us, but with Bob groaning, we set off up the backpacker coast. We had originally planned to drive to Cairns in one day, however, after not leaving until after lunchtime, we realised we would not manage
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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 
