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North Queensland

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December 7th 2006
We flew into Cairns on December 7, where it went to a serious temperature difference with the humidity! How warm is it in Canada these days??! Because in Cairns it was usually around 31 degrees! We spent a week in Malanda on the Tablelands with Vicki and Allan. It rained most of the time we were there (bloody rainforest!). Did a little touring around and saw some of the tablelands, but mostly re ... 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