Fruit trees at the Kuranda Caravan Park

Day 147 - Atherton to Kuranda

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August 21st 2015
Atherton is a handy little town. Early next morning we chased down a locksmith who managed to fix the lock on the passenger door of the bus and then we got our Telstra phones sorted (yet again) at the shopping mall. That took a lot longer to do...... Then it was time to leave Atherton and drive across the Tablelands to one of our favourite market towns, Kuranda. The scenery was such a contrast ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Kuranda

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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