Malanda falls

Far North Queensland

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September 22nd 2008
Its a far cry from the dry dusty deserts of Boulia, here in the wet tropics. Amazing to think it is only 10 hours drive away. We have explored heaps of rainforests around Mission beach and in the Atherton Tablelands. In Yungaburra Clancy and I did a night canoe on Lake Tineroo around the rainforest, spotlighting. It was exellent and we were lucky to see the rare Tree Kangaroo, 2 in fact , heaps of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Inn The Tropics

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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