Blue Lagoon

Moreton Island

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November 6th 2013
We woke up early because this day it was off to Moreton Island. Moreton Island is located 75 minutes from Brisbane, and is one of the world’s largest sand islands (Fraser Island is the largest, and we will visit it later on). We headed off to Port of Brisbane where we took a MICAT ferry to the island. On the way there we saw dolphins jumping beside the ferry for a while and keeping us company, w ... 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