Spanish Castle in the Rainforest

Day 29 - Cairns (8 January)

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January 8th 2013
It won't surprise you to know that we didn't get an early start to the day! Don went out for our morning coffee (as he does every morning) and we set off south from Cairns to visit a rain forest. En route we stopped at Bebinda to visit the Boulders. This is a spectacular waterfall. It is an Aborigine sacred place. The story (in brief) behind this rock formation is that a young girl fell ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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