The seafront, facing south

Arrival

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November 11th 2007
Here I am in Cairns, Queensland. I had prepared myself for an ordeal with the flights, and was nicely surprised at how easy it all was. Customs wasn't as bad as I imagined, but I have already been told to be careful in the sun, I don't suppose they get many of the pallid type around here. The landscape around Cairns seems to be mostly flat coastal wetlands, with steep forested mountains on the ... 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