kayaking on magentic island...

from airlie beach...to cairns!!

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July 19th 2006
...i carried on up the east coast stopping in on magnetic island, mission beach, then headed up to cape tribulation for a few days. absolutely stunning up there - the rainforest meets the sea! it rained (!!) the whole time, but it made it so atmospheric, with the mountains peeking out through the mist. time there was spent walking, exotic fruit tasting, jungle canopy surfing, on a night safar ... 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