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Sailing round the Whitsunday Islands

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February 18th 2010
The Whitsunday Magic - Not quite the Star Clipper - but same idea! We first enjoyed 2 nights at Airlie Beach (Sunlit Waters Resort) Airlie Beach has a huge lagoon where we swam in crystal clear waters with plenty of space and no fear of jellyfish, stingers, or sharks - we ate well, seafood mainly and drank in open air bars with music and TV's sometimes at the same time! Aussies love their sport - ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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