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Cape Tribulation

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September 2nd 2006
So, I flew up from Sydney to Cairns, then went on a tour up to Cape Tribulation. It was good fun. Got to swim in a surprisingly cold river, go on a boat tour of another river where we saw a number of crocs, including a huge 6m long male called Fat Albert. Also saw a wild Cassowary, an ancient and endangered flightless bird that can apparently disembowel you with a single kick of its 5 inch long ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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