Sunset at 80 mile beach

Heading for Broome time

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July 16th 2007
Another long stretch to Port Hedland and we definitely had the feeling that we had already experienced the best the west coast had to offer. We weren't even near the coast anymore, in any case as we trundled along the Great Northern Highway saluting the infrequent vehicles that we met. This was the Pilbara - a whole vast, barren and unpopulated land rich in mineral wealth, but precious li ... 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