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Port Douglas - North Queensland

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April 30th 2015
Gd' ay everyone, today we went out to The Great Barrier Reef and it was magnificent. It was an early start, picked up at 08.20 am, (well that was early after Toad night !! ), we were taken down to the marina where we boarded our boat, 'Calypso', (bubbles), 48 not including the crew were on board. Off we went and an hour and a half later we arrived at 'Opal Reef', we were given sting suits and I ... read more

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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