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Cairns Reef

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April 23rd 2013
Thank goodness for the date on my computer. Already I have no idea of the day or date each morning – but then again, it really doesn’t matter. Tomorrow the winds are looking good and we want to be in Cooktown for ANZAC day, so we’re heading off. Cairns Reef has been an amazing spot to explore. Sure it was 8nm to get down to the bottom, but very well worth it. Yesterday after the anchor was s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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