Mommy Roo with Joey in Pouch

Goals While In Australia: 1.) pet a kangaroo...CHECK.

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August 11th 2008
That's right...if you had any doubts that I was actually IN Australia, my photographic proof of Australian cuddly creatures should set you straight. Eric’s camera took some of the better pictures so I’ll have to wait on those for later… After a long, hectic couple of weeks of waking up early, going to class, going to work, and (sometimes) going BACK to class, I was definitely ready for some ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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