Whitehaven Beach

Whitsunday sailing and Simon's shark 'attack'

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February 2nd 2010
Jan 21st - Jan 25th Firstly let's get this nonsense of what Simon claims to be a shark attack out of the way. We were kitted out in our very fetching wetsuits (to protect us from stingers) and paddling - yes that's right, paddling - in ankle deep water off Whitehaven Beach watching the juvenile stingrays and sharks swimming about when Simon starts screeching and jumping up and down. 'It ... 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