The lagoon in Airlie Beach

Hanging with the Lamps

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January 25th 2009
After weeks of anticipation of weather or not Jeff's sister Heather would be in Australia when we were, we found out she was! Jeff and I took an overnight bus from Cairns to Airlie Beach, where Heather and her boyfriend Jair live. Chris decided to go on his own for a few days and stopped in Mission Beach, whereas Jeff and I continued down south further. We arrived a couple days before Heather was ... 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