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Tuesday - the Great Barrier Reef

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October 29th 2014
Today was my first Cairns excursion and I was heading to sea and snorkel the Great Barrier Reef. I'd checked where the meeting point was and how long it would take to get there with the hostel reception last night and I had all my stuff prepared so that I wouldn't disturb my roomies when I left (I wish others were as considerate!) It turns out that I needed a kitchen pack (cutlery and croc ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Great Barrier Reef

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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