The candy striped Lighthouse

A town we would rather forget!

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April 16th 2007
We arrived safe and sound at our next destination, this was a place called Geraldton. We only stopped here to break up the journey. At first glance the town seemed really nice, it had a real local feel, but the more we looked around the more it seemed as though it was full of crime. We wanted to stay at the YHA, but when we arrived we found that reception was shut, so we went and slept on the bea ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Geraldton

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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