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East Coast Stop Eight - Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands

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July 18th 2013
We had quite a long drive from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach – around five and a half hours altogether - but the time passed quickly and we didn’t get lost this time! We arrived at Paradise Court Holiday Apartments mid-afternoon, and were soon checked into our studio apartment that we had booked for 6 nights. We went on a quick shopping trip to Coles which was in a shopping centre just across th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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