Why would I want to swim at this beach?

Port Douglas

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February 8th 2011
Hello again family and friends! Well I made it safely to Cairns via a couple of hours in a Sydney pub with a lovely guy from South Africa - no wedding bells, don't get excited! People just come and talk to you if you are on your own and before you know it it's time to head back to the airport. I arrived at Cairns airport and was greeted by the first of many bugs I would meet in Tropical North Quee ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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