Lake Placid

The Very Wet Tropics

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August 30th 2010
Cairns is a well known holiday destination for Kiwis, many make it their permanent home on retirement. We’ve been here three times before and each trip was a week of clear blue skies and warm tropical weather. So we arrived in the middle of June keenly anticipating a couple of months sunny R&R after our busy schedule making sure we see as much of the West Island as possible. Days lazing by th ... 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