Magnetic Island

The Road More Travelled - 9th - 13th Sep 06

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September 13th 2006
There was definitely something amiss with The Gambler. She had defiantly powered on, chugging like an old steam train over a rolling, hilly coastal road to Cape Trib and back. Now, finally leaving Cairns for the big haul to Melbourne and Sydney, we decided it best to get the old girl looked at. And so, we took her back to Travellers Autobarn, whereupon a lovely aussie gentleman informed us that on ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

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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