Laz, leaving Whitehaven Beach

Airlie Beach to sail the Whitsundays

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November 20th 2007
Weds 7th Nov: Up early and ready to leave Rocky as soon as Laz was up, just took an instant dislike to this place. Pretty miserable weather today, wet and muggy. Stopped at the mall on the way out and headed for Mackay, only a 2hr drive. It was a slow road but arrived by early afternoon. It was a really busy place and after trying the hostels and some motels headed to N.Mackay and had a cabin ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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