Lonely mangrove tree (Daintree National Park)

Port Douglas & Daintree National Park

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March 10th 2010
Port Douglas is a picturesque little town with a beautiful "four-mile" beach. I was going to stay here 5 days to chill out a little bit and do some diving. The first day was all about doing nothing. Wonderful! The second day was good as well: I booked a 3-dive trip to the Great Barrier Reef. I went out with a boat called "Poseidon" and luckily, the weather was good this time. We went to the out ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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