kail and shan

Happy New Year! ahh, sailing

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January 2nd 2007
We left Rainbow Beach on the evening of December 27th, taking the overnight bus to Airlie Beach, where we would embark on our sailing trip. We got into Airlie in the morning, organizing our stuff to take on the boat, and leaving the rest at Peterpans Travel for the two nights we'd be gone. The trip was awesome, even if our group was a little quiet for our taste. We went snorkelling, saw Whitehaven ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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