The diamond ring effect

November 14th 2012
Like all travelers, we love a freebie, and today we were in luck. It will be a couple of hundred years at Port Douglas before you can give this ago, but it could be worth the wait if you are able. Today there was a total eclipse of the sun at Port Douglas, right on the beach next to the Tropic Breeze Van Park. The last few days at P D have been cloudy and showery, but Tuesday Evening was reason ... read more

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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

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Marg and Rob Humphrey

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Marg and Rob purchased a Horizon Wattle (Mercedes Sprinter) motorhome built by Ballina Campers and planned to circumnavigate Australia over the following couple of years, collecting it just after Rob retired in May 2011. The couple of years grew out to over 4 years during which time we travelled from Brisbane to Perth return accross the Nullarbor both ways in 2011; in 2012 we travelled various places on the East Coast of Australia. The highlight of the year was our October November trip to Port Douglas which included the total eclipse of the sun. 2013 saw us do a 'Lap' or 'Trip around the blo... full info

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