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Days 39 - 44

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July 28th 2009
We are now in a place called Townsville, about 3hours south of Cairns. We have just pulled up at the beach where there is a toilet and a few other campers, we are not really sure if we are allowed to camp here but we’ll see if we can get away with it - it will only be for one night. Today we did the day tour in Paronella park and it really was good fun, they told us all the history of the park; ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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