pacific dreams

More of Queensland

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December 24th 2010
NOTE THESE TWO LINES WERE DROPPED OUT OF THE LAST POSTING FOR SOME REASON BUT THEY COMPLETE THE CANOE EXPEDITION STORY: Back at Camp 3 we slid ourselves into the river and sighed with pleasure in its tannin stained, but cool, refreshing waters. It was a tired, lazy downstream paddle back to Harry’s Hut and the wheels to carry us home. But with foresight, we had left some beer on ice in t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cooroy

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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