Atherton Tablelands

Joe Blogs - A Load of Hot Air

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March 3rd 2012
A Load of Hot Air 17,000 kilograms of it in fact. Our last day in Port Douglas and the hot air balloon flight had been rearranged for today. Pick-up at 4:20am (aaargh) we were driven out to the Atherton Tablelands, a raised plateau (1000m above sea level) of fertile land and the major agricultural area of the region. On arrival, there were 4 huge balloons already inflated and ready to go ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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