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Cairns and surrounds - Day 12

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March 26th 2013
No need for the duvet overnight! Woke to a sunny dawn and watched the tree ants wandering along the decking and gekos warming themselves in the sun. Showered and had buffet breakfast around 09:00 and chatted to till 11:30. Headed down the road towards Cairns and up into the hills to see the Barron Falls. Then had strong local coffee in Kuranda and wandered around for a bit - a humid 32 deg ... 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