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Port Douglas

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July 24th 2011
We are currently in Port Douglas, Cairns, after arriving early morning yesterday we had a good nights sleep and woke up to a hot and very sunny day!! When we were up, we went to the supermarket to stock up on food and goodies, had some food when we were back, then spent our day by the lovely fresh salt water pool at the hotel. I met a lovely elderly couple who were telling me about pretty much the ... 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