The Shark!

Out on the GREAT BARRIER REEF!

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November 29th 2006
Up early and off to board our smaller transport boat which would take us out to the ‘Kangaroo Explorer’ which would become our home for the next 2 nights. The nearly 2 hour boat ride wasn’t too bad, for someone like me (Clare) who does not make friends with boats on any occasion! We were shown to our rooms, had a quick lunch and then our first dive on the Barrier Reef was at 1.00pm. This ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Great Barrier Reef

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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