Waiting patiently for lunch

Cyclones

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February 2nd 2009
Hello Everyone Just after I had written it hadn't rained for two days it started raining and didn't stop for two days. Our train trip to Kuranda was cancelled because of an expected cyclone. I was worried about being able to fly home the next day. I asked around and no one in Cairns was worried about the cyclone, no one leaving town or boarding up windows. They said it would amount to s ... 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