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Days 32 - 33

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July 28th 2009
Days 32 -33 Yesterday we went to the Mirra Mirra falls with Yassine and, a new girl from the room, Anna. It was about an hour and a half away and we had to drive up the tightest and windiest road ever, it was really scary! Eventually we got to the top and there is a drive lasting about 40mins that has stops along the way to view three different waterfalls and they were all really spectacular. Un ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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