Psyching out Charlie

Darwin

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June 4th 2008
We've made it to Darwin! We crossed over into our second Australian state (losing 1.5 hours) on Saturday and arrived in Darwin on Sunday. About an hour before Darwin is a place called Adelaide River. There's a roadhouse there which houses (the stuffed remains of) Charlie the buffalo - the buffalo from Crocodile Dundee! Needless to say I psyched him out. The blog is a bit behind at the momen ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of Darwin

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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