cairns

day 43

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November 28th 2009
cloudy when we got up this morning so went into cairns for the morning ... nice place with a nice feel to it, we are still working out what trips to do, barrier reef is a must and also rose wants to do the chairlift and steam train ride over the top of the rain forest ... i want to get a car and go to port douglas so we'll have to see. got talked out of driving down to brisbane as its a 24 hour ... 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