The Rock Wallabies

Hugs & Kisses With Nature

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November 25th 2010
“It’s awesome buddy!” After swimming with Nemo we thought it a good high to leave Cairns with. We moved on to our next stop – more a stop over – in Townsville. Now this place is like a ghost town on a Sunday night, I’m talking tumble weed and whistling wind! We got there late in the afternoon on Sunday and we’re thankfully out of there early in the morning of Monday. One thing ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic 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