Clammy Frank...

Day 25 - Cairns - "SHARK-BAIT...OOH-HA-HA!!"

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November 27th 2008
We booked our dive trip with Deep Sea Divers Den based on recommendations made by Frank's dive master, Terry, and also because they hold a 5-star PADI rating. As we found out late in our planning process, the best way to experience the Great Barrier Reef is to plan "liveaboards" where you go 2-4 hours out to sea and live aboard a large hotel-like vessel that is fully equipped with all the dive ge ... 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