punsandbeach

we made it

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October 6th 2010
Despite the roads being like driving over the moon, we have arrived at Cape York. The furthest point north on the Australian Continent. The road in is a really narrow track through the rain forest and we fully expected a T Rex to come crashing through the undergrowth at any moment. Instead there were lots of bush turkeys, likttle black things with fan tails and red heads, playing chicken. We mana ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape York

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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