a dip in the river

Queensland!!

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March 18th 2009
So!!! The trip continues with the girls- off to the east coast. We flew up to Cairns and worked our way down. It was an absolutely fantastic time! Swimming in beautiful beaches, sailing, feeding kangaroos, holding a Koala, climbing, hiking, eating, sun bathing and dancing our way down the coast!! In Cairns we stayed in The Caravella- a hostel on the Esplanade. Very hot and humid! During our sta ... 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