Cassowary

East Coast Cruisin' II

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January 4th 2007
The Whitsunday Islands are another one of the must-do trips in Australia, and they definitely did not disappoint. I had pictured a sailing boat with Captain Ron at the helm, calling me swabby and ordering me around, but it was not the case. The boat was a catamaran with a sail that was only used for shade on the deck, with nearly seventy drunkards on board, and the skipper spent the whole trip in ... 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