Griff and Tim Too

G'Day Mates!

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October 13th 2006
Well we woke up to a completely gorgeous day in Queenstown without a cloud in the sky, so Griff and Ted went for the paragliding. Basically we jump off the side of a cliff with a guide and a parachute. We floated over the town for about 15 minutes and made a soft landing on a football field. The paraglide folks popped for a couple beers at the pub and I needed it! Check out the photos. We also rod ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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