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Cairns and The Great Barrier Reef

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November 27th 2015
Wednesday 25 November continued After our walk last night we had a quiet evening. I don't think I mentioned we have had a further time zone change when we arrived in Cairns so the clocks have gone back an hour for us. We drove 13 kilometres today! Sunset was therefore 6 something. It was also a full moon last night. Thursday 26 November We woke early and after getting ready eventual ... 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