Somala's Eel

Cairns

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November 15th 2008
We are finally in Cairns. Finally.. we got a break in the weather! Time to break out our flip flops and swim suits again! Today we spent the morning fishing the Estuary. The ocean here isn't particularly blue because of where the river meets the ocean. I caught a bull shark and an eel. Jeff caught a bull shark too. There is still much to do here! We plan to visit the Daintree rainfor ... 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