Sand dunes of Fraser Islands

Half way through and half way round the world

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May 19th 2006
4 weeks just wasn't enough to do justice to the east coast of Australia. Our arrival in Cairns was met by constant rain. We ended up staying for 4 days hoping that we'd be able to get round to a bit of sight seeing but that didn't happen. Instead we booked a couple of tours and headed south, via Greyhound bus to Airlie Beach, the gateway to the Whitsundays. Sailing around the Whitsunday Islands ... 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