reef 3

The reef

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April 10th 2010
GREAT BARRIER REEF Put away your expectations. Erase from your mend everything you have heard and seen about the reef. It is by far the most beautiful, most prolific, most diverse marine ecosystem that I have ever seen. Our high-speed catamaran pulled up to the ship and we boarded. After a ninety minuet cruise we arrived at our pontoon. There are a few of these scattered on the reef. Each ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » open water

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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