The Esplanade pool, Cairns

Up to Cape Tribulation

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July 20th 2015
The trip down the mountain from Kuranda is very steep but very scenic! We drove around Cairns, as busy as ever, filled mostly with young backpackers - it's a popular spot. We stay at the Coconut Caravan Park a few kilometres south, a nice park with lovely gardens and lots of fun things for children - pool, water park, mini golf etc. and, a plus which appeals to us, they have a shuttle bus to take ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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