Whitehaven Beach

Whitsundays to Cairns

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March 8th 2009
After Fraser it was off to Airlie beach for our next trip which was a boat trip around the Whitsundays Islands. We were a bit worried as the weather in the area had been bad following a cyclone that had hit a few weeks before. As it turned out we were very lucky and had the first day of sunshine that had been seen for weeks. We stayed two nights on the boat and during the day went snorkelling, Jam ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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