Main Street Port Douglas

Port Douglas Day 25

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July 28th 2010
Today we did a lot of washing before setting out to explore the township at Port Douglas and then the Mossman Gorge. We are not used to having tourists everywhere after our experiences in the Outback. The weather has been overcast with patches of sun and the odd shower at night. However it is good to be able to relax before returning to Auckland. We had a wonderful walk in the Mossman Gorge. W ... read more

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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