Sunset at the Lake

The Steve Irwin Memorial Safari continues...

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August 4th 2008
Kangaroo - tick. Wallaby - tick. Crocodile - tick. Snake - tick. Termite mound- tick. Didgeridoo - tick. Unfeasibly large spider - tick. Wild pigs - tick. Enormous-eared cows - tick. 4 weeks in Australia and we have at least seen some of the "tourist" sites... though some remain elusive: Bobbly cork hat on an actual person; Koala Bear; Shark; Whale; Paul Hogan. Not sure we will get to see everythi ... 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