Turquoise waters and coral reefs just below the surface.

Views from the boat across the shallow water to the island.

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Lady Musgrave Island and 1770. Road Trip Part 3.

October 2nd 2012
Back on the road again found us driving 500 kms to the east coast along the Dawson Highway, through the sleepy towns of Rolleston Bauhinia, Moura and Banana and hardly a coffee shop or pie shop in sight! The road was straight and dotted with road works and detours as we were taken past gas and coal mines that had scared the land with man-made hills and reservoirs. Large road trucks hauled livestoc ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Lady Musgrave Island

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

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