spider

outback trip

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February 1st 2006
Hello from Darwin! Had to spend an extra week in Cairns as my bus came just once every 2 weeks so had an extremely boring week. I was pretty disappointed with Cairns actually, there was really very little to do in the City through the day and torrential rain all week didnt help either! I went snorkelling out on the barrier reef though which was really really special, Ive never seen anything lik ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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