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Short and sweet

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August 20th 2014
Goodness me it's hard to keep up with this blog!!! I have a few minutes of free Wifi now, before I check out of my hostel, so I'll try to make the most of it! So, the whale watching in Hervey Bay was excellent-we saw about 7/8 different whales and they came right next to the boat! We saw them do rolls and tail slaps and dives...one even jumped out of the water but I only saw it at the last second ... 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