The beautiful Milla Milla Falls

Off to the Waterfalls - yeah!

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December 16th 2007
Today we are off to the famous Atherton Tablelands - basically a huge rainforest with loads of waterfalls. We were picked up from our hostel at 8am in the morning (quite late for us now!) and driven to the tablelands. The tour guide on the bus was called Hutch and was very amusing entertaining us with stories and jokes along the way. Our first stop was at the Cathedral fig tree, also kn ... 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