Airlie Beach004 (3)

Whitsundays

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May 16th 2008
We met Paul and Claire, our friends from Mexico and San Franciso in Townsville. Had dinner with them and then the next day met at the Aquarium in Townsville. It was OK. Then headed over to the Aboriginal cultural center for an hour of aboriginal dances. It was interesting. Townsville was lovely. We stayed right on the beach but of course no swimming because of the stingers but they have a hug ... read more

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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