Linda & the disappearing waterfall

final days in Oz

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February 2nd 2008
After breakfast we departed first of all for a walk in part of the rain forest called Maits Rest, a lovely 30 minute stroll through cool temperate rain forest - myrtle beech, tree ferns lots of birds and carnivorous black snails the latter sadly we did not manage to see! We then drove down to the Otway light station looking out all the way down the 12 k road for koala’s, which we were assured we ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Grampians

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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