Cairns Lagoon

Great Barrier Dives!

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July 10th 2006
Dear all, hope everyone is well and enjoying a hot British summer. We have just spent the last week of our travels in Cairns, Queenslands most backpacker and scuba diving friendly city/large town. Its a great place and we had a fantastic time, the entire town is 100% geared up towards backpackers and people who wish to dive the great barrier reef. That was us on both accounts! We stayed in a great ... read more

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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