A dude dropped his hat off the boat by accident but luckily some fishermen were passing at that exact moment. They retrieved the hat to a smattering of applause.

Tasmanian Fever

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March 11th 2006
At the end of the last blog, I had just arrived in Tasmania and had finally figured out my itinerary for the week. I’ll pick up from there, ok? Ok. On Sunday morning at about 7am I ‘moseyed’ on over to the info center to purchase my bus pass; I got a week-long pass that covered all of Tasmania; this worked out to be the cheapest option. By 8am I had hopped on a bus to Launceston, which is i ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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