Charlotte and I, at the beginning

Day 1!

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September 24th 2007
Laides and gentlemen, the beaver has landed! Day 1 was yesterday, and I'm sorry to those who know me that I didn't update this yesterday, but jet lag is a pain. We got in off our 14 hour flight at about 6:30 in the morning here on Sunday, September 23, which to Charlotte and I was 2:30 in the afternoon Saturday. We did what we could to stay up really late, but we ended up passing out early and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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