Sturt Desert Pea

Port Augusta to Point Lowly

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March 15th 2022
We spent this morning exploring the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens in Port Augusta. The number of Australian plants that have adapted to survive in Australia’s harsh arid interior is astonishing. Although I was very concerned about the number of warning signs asking us to stay on the paths to avoid snakes it proved to be the ants that were more of a problem. They were everywhere! Big blac ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Whyalla

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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