Vee and the boys...

Day 1 - Cairns to Melbourne

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November 16th 2009
Wow. What a day. Up at 3am, quick coffee with my husband before departure. We stopped off for a quick McCoffee, and then hit the airport. The charming lady at the Virgin Blue check in counter helped me stop crying briefly, by helping me McRedline! She was going to charge me for my 1 KILO OF EXCESS BAGGAGE. After I had already paid extra for extra kilos. Anyone who has seen me first thing in ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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