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Mullet Capital of Australia and the Journey to the Whitsundays

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February 13th 2005
Yesterday we arrived in Rockhampton (aka the Mullet Capital of Australia) at the Comfort Inn. It wasn't the nicest place but it was a bed and we were only there for a little bit. All in all probably the worst place we stayed at huring the tour. That night most of us went to the Koorana Crocodile farm where had this HUGE dinner and got to see these ginormous crocs and we even got to taste some! ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton

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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