A wild Cassowary

Cairns to Brisbane in our van

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March 29th 2006
Eventually we set off on our journey down the east coast in our campervan. First stop was Mission Beach which was covered in branches and seaweed thanks to the cyclone. Not quite the image we had of it! We did however see a wild Cassowary (large dinosaur like bird) which is quite rare. Next we journeyed through Ingham to Bowen where we visited Horseshoe and Rose Bays, both beautiful and pr ... 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