Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island

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February 26th 2010
MAGNETIC ISLAND Well a couple of hours on the greyhound and we are dropped off at the ferry terminal in Townsville. As we are waiting for our ferry we bump into the two Irish Girls & the coffin and swap stories. This is the last time we will bump into them as they are on their way to Cairns and leaving for home before we get there. We also see a couple of the people who were on the Avatar with ... 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