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Mission Beach to Townsville

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September 17th 2009
Today we strolled into Mission Beach, which was right behind the Retreat. It is by far the most beautiful beach we have seen. (We say that a lot, don't we? This time we mea it!!) It is the most idyllic beach- clear, warm water, soft surf, palm tree lined, stretching for a few miles in both directions. A run down the beach even got squeezed in between swims and bronzing and we realized how out of s ... 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