Port Douglas from Lookout

Port Douglas

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March 29th 2010
So now I'm in Port Douglas. Yesterday I took a boat (Wavelength) out to the outer reef and snorkled at 3 sites. It was totally amazing. We saw so many fish and different corals - I wish I knew what they were all called. It was a snorkel only boat, so no diving, and maximum 30 people, although we only had 15 which was awesome. We went out near Opal Island, because the sea was pretty rough and ... 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