Sweet Lips

Cairns and the GBR

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October 22nd 2006
17 October, Tuesday... What an exciting morning, time to say goodbye to our faithful camper aka Mr Apollo Creed. Unfortunately that meant an exercise in cleaning for the best part of the morning, it's amazing how dirty 3 guys can make a van. Anyway, out went the mini cricket and football sets along with the poker set all of which had only one use each. Money well spent I think. Time to ... 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