Whitehaven Heaven

Fraser Island & hervey Bay

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August 26th 2006
After Magnetic Island I hopped on a greyhound bus and headed to Airley Beach. Now Airley beach is the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands, but apart from that, all this place has to its name is a manmade lagoon! Anyway, Steve and Wendy and myself decided to book up a 3 day, 2 night sailing trip around the Whitsunday Islands. We chose a smaller sail boat rather than a full on, party catamaran, in ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

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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