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6 days out

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October 27th 2012
6 days out and the best part of it all.....we do not have to stand night watches. That is big. Ok, there are no meals to prepare, no house keeping, no bilge pumps to take apart and lots of entertaining people and activities about. We are both enjoying this much more than we expected to. The Volendam is a lovely ship, very well appointed and staffed by the most gracious people. The meals are varied ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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