Shadow of a Killer

Airlie Beach, Cairns and back to Sydney

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April 19th 2008
I stopped off at Airlie Beach for the same reason as every other backpacker - a sailing trip around the Whitsunday Islands. My boat was an 83 foot MAXI which competed in the Whitbread Around the World race, the British Defender. The boat offered a vaguely proper sailing experience, with its two sails hoisted up via arm-wrenching winches, and the boat listing at a slightly frightening 45 deg ... 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