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Friday 4th March - Whitsunday Islands

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March 4th 2011
Up at 06:00 again. Di is this time worrying about me going snorkelling after seeing the sharks last night, and starts to ask where I keep the insurance policies! We go for breakfast at 07:00, the special this morning is poached egg and bacon - really good!. Then it is off to get ready for snorkelling. We are dropped off on the beach and told to remain in a certain area. The snorkelling is good ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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