Pete's new hat and that chocolate!

The Big Banana

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February 18th 2009
As we headed further South down the coast we stopped at one of the tourist attractions we had been told we must visit - the big banana - what can i say - it was highly entertaining when we realised that the whole thing centred on a huge concrete banana! Its part of a banana plantation and we walked around the area, enjoying the sky walk and candy making demonstration (with free tasters). The mos ... 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