Airlie Beach Lagoon

Day 27, Airlie Beach

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February 15th 2007
Very sleepy after a 12 hour overnight coach journey from cairns. Arrived at Airlie Beach this morning at 11am. Checked into our hostel, called beaches backpackers, and sorted out all the details about meeting tomorrow to start our sailing around the Whitsundays Islands. They are a group of islands off the coast of Airlie Beach and have fabulous beaches and coral reef. Very excited!! we meet at 3pm ... 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