a couple of lorikeets

We hate to leave

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June 9th 2010
Geo: -16.7631, 145.672For the past week we have had fun exploring the Cairns area and soaking up the warm sun. It is a beautiful area full of lush rainforest, wonderful mountain ranges and long stretches of sandy beaches. We have been up to Port Douglas a few times. On one trip we did a day sailing and snorkelling trip of the Great Barrier Reef. We saw some amazing coral gardens. Port Douglas is ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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