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Christmas at Port Douglas

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December 20th 2007
After a few days on the Sunshine Coast we headed up north to the tropics.....crossing everything and hoping that it wouldn't rain (or cyclone). We had fantastic weather for the entire week - rainy season started in full earnest on the day we headed south - very lucky. We didn't miss the beach at Port Douglas (it's not that nice and it's far too dangerous) We had a pool at our rented house and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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