Whitehaven Beach

Whitsundays, Australia

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October 26th 2010
We arrived in Australia after a long bumpy flight from Singapore to a dull overcast day. We flew into Brisbane and then transferred to another flight up to Townsville to start our journey south. We had originally had decided to start from Townsville to allow us to go on a snorkeling trip to The Great Barrier Reef but after seeing the weather and prices we decided to have a change of plan and hea ... 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