Rainforest

Rainforest and Reef

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July 17th 2005
So, after flying from the Centre (Alice Springs) to the northeast (Cairns), I met up with Jo and Graeme. We had one relaxed day in Cairns (which was good because I picked up a bad cold on the last day of the camping trip). Our second day, we went out on a Great Barrier Reef tour (boat). Jo and Graeme went snorkling, but I managed from the glass bottom boat (I was still a little sick). The next ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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