Our boat, 'On Ice'

Ozzie Road Trip pt2 - Whitsundays to 1770

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September 23rd 2010
Hello again, The road trip continues... Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Whitsundays and time for Clio and I to try out our sea legs! We’ve booked ourselves onto a 10 person Catamaran, called ‘On Ice’ for a 3 day trip. The travel agent tried to get us to book onto a 30 person ‘party boat’, which we politely refuse and pay a bit extra for a smaller vessel and a bit of luxury (plus n ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 1770

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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