The Weather

Airlie Beach(5 Days of Rain)

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February 7th 2007
After being set back for a day because of the rain, we stayed in the only youth hostel in Townsville with any beds left... and what a surprise; the place was obviously the armpit of Townsville with water leaks everywhere and bunks that got wet at night. Luckily only the bottom bunks received that treatment and so I was high and dry. When we woke up, Tim rang the English couple to see whether it wa ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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