Helicopter heights

Great Barrier Reef

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January 8th 2015
We were all very sad to leave our lovely apartment on Hamilton Island, especially having to give back the golf buggy which we had become rather attached to. The ferry crossing to Airlie Beach was pretty uneventful apart from Stuart's prized Cloudy Bay cap blowing off. Those who know Stuart will be aware this happens on a fairly regular basis! Picked up our hire car (another Toyota, Nick!) and h ... 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