Airlie Beach Lagoon

The Whitsunday Islands

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November 21st 2010
November 15, 2010 We left Sydney and flew north to the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef with high hopes of meeting up with sunny weather. It was about a two hour flight to Hamilton Island where we had reservations at the Palm Bungalow Resort. The accommodations were cute - basically a cabin (bungalow) with a small kitchen and bathroom. Unfortunately, it rained for most of th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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