Airlie Beach and Whitsundays

24/25 Feb Tropical Rain, Planar Faciitus and the good samaritans

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February 26th 2011
Today it just poured all day ("I ain't never known a night like it Bill") and so it was quite a good day for resting me poor old foot. Left Marina with all the work for which I am really grateful and she didn't complain once, well not much. So I just watched some World Cup Cricket and a couple of DVDs while it rained and rained. Managed to get out in the evening to the High Tide Restaurant, Esp ... 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