Airlie Beach - Cactus Jacks

Mackay to Cairns

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February 17th 2008
After 2 fun filled days battling the sandflies and the immense crowds in Mackay we decided to head for Airlie beach. Our first impressions of Airlie beach were good - there were loads of people around and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Despite its name there's not much of a beach there but there is a beautiful lagoon, which more than made up for it. We stayed for a couple of days be ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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