calcite straws

13th March 2008

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March 13th 2008
13th March 2008 We slept late for us this morning and did not get up until 8-30am. It had rained heavily in the night and although it had stopped by the time we got up it was still overcast and very windy. The temperature has also dropped today by 10 degrees from 34 to 24. We managed to speak to Marta and the grandchildren in Canada on skype this morning before setting out for the day. It was lo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River

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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