Waterfall on the way to Cairns

Cairns

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June 26th 2011
Today is our last night at Lake Placid, which is 10km north of Cairns. In the last few days we have been to the Butterfly Sanctuary at Kuranda, visited Aunty Bec’s father-in-law (Garry) at Trinity Beach, swam at the Esplanade in Cairns & swam in the rapids at Murray Falls. Mummy took some great photos which should be in the blog here. We will try to Skype our classes next week. Dad will ring Mi ... 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