Look at the colour of that water.

On to Fraser Island

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May 24th 2005
After a quick scoot down the coast we arrived in Rainbow Beach which was our base for the Fraser Island trip. One of the first things we did was a dolphin kayak trip, this was simply stunning, we saw huge pods of dolphins, some swam right underneath the kayaks, though i think the highlight for me were the massive manta rays that made an appearance, they swim really close once they realise you're n ... 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