How far to go???

Coen to Cairns - Back to civilization

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May 20th 2010
We spend the morning chatting with Charlie and end up leaving around lunchtime after filling up at Coen (no credit card machine so I have to use up the last of the cash we have) the journey starts agian. We are only a few kms out of Coen when we notice Tank feels funny. Oh no we got another puncture! This time it is a little different though as there seem to be a lot more people around on their ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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