Koalas!

Cairns to Rockhampton

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February 25th 2008
So it's been nine days since I posted an entry. I've spent most of the week on various islands where internet access is limited and expensive, so have been waiting until I could use a computer with a memory card slot to upload my photos. Having found one I'm now trying to type fast so that I don't have to put too much money in the slot! After my last post on Saturday morning in Cairns, we mad ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Surfers Paradise

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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