Cairns: Muscle Beach

Cairns

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August 9th 2008
We arrived in Cairns after our mini outback adventure late in the afternoon and picked up some supplies. We were uninterested in staying the centre of Cairns and so instead drove north to Ellis Beach where we were able to take our van down onto the sand. The evening was spent similar to many of the previous ones: we made ourselves a rather large fire, enjoyed a barbecue style dinner, consumed some ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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