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Day 127 Australia, Cairns, The Great Barrier Reef!!!

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March 22nd 2015
Hello Everyone, The Great Barrier Reef is calling!! We woke up early to walk down to the pier for 8am, where we boarded the Silver Swift boat to take us to the outer reef (Flynn Reef), where we were to stop at three different dive and snorkel sites. Neil and I were separated as soon as we boarded as they had sections for divers, snorkelers, and introductory divers. Neil was doing a ... 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