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Whitsunday Island Cruise

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June 9th 2012
We went on a two day cruise of on a boat called Avatar which was a trimaran. It was a cool boat and we got our own cabin/sleeping hole in one of the side pods. The weather was lovely and the views were beautiful. We got to go snorkelling on the part of the Great Barrier Reef which was good but I think we were spoilt in Thailand and here it didn't quite compare! The food was delicious and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays » Hayman Island

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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