Yellow-Eyed Penguin

Arrived in Australia

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March 9th 2006
Hey All. Gary here. Michelle wants me to make sure I sign in so you know who's writing. And yes Mom, we're getting your comments. Anyhoo, for anyone who's wondering, I did not hurl myself out of a perfectly good airplane. While Michelle was doing that, I was eating one of the best burgers I've ever had at The Fergburger in Queenstown. Highly recommended. Queenstown is very much like Banff ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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