Going

Up, Up & Away

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April 19th 2007
At last the departure day has arrived. With an overnight stop at the Melbourne airport, we avoided the mad city morning rush hour and took our time to walk across the pedestrian bridge. Showed the hotel room to David who came down to see us off. (see photo he took of us outside the departure area. Not a bad flight from Melbourne to Auckland in New Zealand, with Air Nerw Zealand, arriving in ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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