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Our first whale  
   

Our first whale

A flipper slap
Whale ho, or not another bloody whale

October 13th 2016
Capt’n’s Log A voyage of 728 nautical miles over 16 days. During this leg we travelled from Townsville to Gladstone, though we did nearly twice the standard distance of 440 nautical miles. This was, almost entirely, due to chasing whales, but I am getting ahead of the story. The leg starts in Townsville, with a new spray dodger, a couple of new tarpaulins, a working anchor winch an ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gladstone

Australian Flag 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
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