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Cairns - Day 17

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March 31st 2013
We woke at 07:30, but dozed till 08:30 as no need to rush on our last day in Cairns. Had toast and coffee for breccie then headed into Cairns around 10:15 to wander around the Botanical Gardens This was after discovering what Yorkey's Knob actually looked like. Picturesque, but full of fish(ermen) and families making barbies - so we left! Our best day yet weather wise at a hot 32 degrees ... 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