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Reef & Rainforest Tour

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May 5th 2010
Today I went on a free trip to the Daintree area with Down Under Tours. Got picked up and driven to Mossman Gorge where we went on a 90 minute walk/talk with the Kuku Yalanji aboriginal people. We learned quite a lot about their history and stories, and saw how they collected food and made paint out of natural plants. It was very interesting. We then moved on to a fabulous place called Silky O ... 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