View of Brisbane from Darren & Michele's balcony

Leg 14 - Australia (Queensland) - Surf and Snorkel

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May 27th 2010
Top Times * Helicoptering over the Great Barrier Reef * Watching big salt-water crocodiles jumping and rolling * Swimming, snorkelling and surfing in the warm Pacific * Relaxing at another 'home from home' with friends * Dave touching terra firma, thankfully softly, after doing his first skydive We were both looking forward to Queensland - it was another chance for us ... 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