A Maori Rass

Diving the Great Barrier Reef

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May 26th 2009
We had considered diving/snorkeling the Great Berrier Reef (GBR), up at Port Douglas as it's the closest point to the GBR. However, our time up there was spent doing other things so we didn't get the chance. On the road back down the coast we decided to call in at a tourist info centre to try and book a dive/snorkel trip on the route down. We managed to find two places on a boat leaving Townsvi ... 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