Twisted Tree

Heading South

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July 23rd 2010
22nd July: Left bright and early(ish) this morning and were at the Glengarry van park at Port Douglas for lunch. Gorgeous drive down to the coast once we turned off the Cooktown road (it also has some fantastic views, but we’d seen those on the way north!). Went into Port Douglas itself in the afternoon to stock up for a few days. The town hasn’t changed much since last visit - it reminds me v ... 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