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Malay Bay to Alcaro Bay

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June 18th 2013
Today is another lay day...seems to be the only time I update my diary entries. So, after a relaxing day in the beautiful Malay Bay we had an early departure to head for Raffles Bay. We started off well with the wind quite light, and the tidal current pushing us along at 5kts. However after a couple of hours the wind died completely and we were fighting a cross current into Bowen Straight. So we h ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Arnhemland

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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