The views improved the second day.

The leeches are everywhere!

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December 11th 2007
So, they aren't as bad as the flies, but did sneak up and bite us. We headed out to the Blue Mountains to experience Australia's version of the Grand Canyon. The first day was so foggy that we couldn't see 20 feet in front of us. We decided to go down the 1000 (872 actually; a great way to keep Deanne occupied) step staircase to the rainnforest below where everyone assured us that we would be ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

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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