A Birthday, A Castle and A Green Sea Turtle! 21. A very happy Paul

A Birthday, A Castle and A Green Sea Turtle!

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September 5th 2011
Can you believe our Mighty Quinn has turned 5! To celebrate, we decided to go Paronella Park, a castle built by a Spaniard immigrant, Jose Paronella, because, quite simply, it had always been his dream to build one! While initially we thought it would be quite kitsch, it actually turned out to be a wonderful experience, I think more so for Paul and I than for the birthday boy. The castle is locate ... read more

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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