Hook Inlet - tide on it's way out

Sailing the Whitsundays

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February 18th 2010
Arrived in the Whitsunday islands after a very long journey. We left Kota Kinabalu early on Tuesday morning and flew down to Singapore via Kuching. We then had a 7 hour stop over before we caught the flight from Singapore to Brisbane. Brand new plane which always helps the confidence, a bit bumpy in places but was so tired and trying to sleep that it didn’t seem too bad. Arrived in Brisbane an ... 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