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Jenolan and Blue Mountains

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March 13th 2007
Day 3 We headed out for the Blue Mountains. The weather was rain and mist so we decided to head to the Jenolan Caves, a three hour drive from Sydney. The drive in the rain, left side of the road, through the mountains, down to the caves was one of the most harrowing I have ever done (but not boring!) The caves and the surrounding ... 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