Tree ferns

Next stop the South Pole!

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August 25th 2008
G'day folks. It was jumpers, coats, hats and gloves for our recent excursion! We have spent our first Winter here in Brisbane and I understand why the locals love it so much. Whilst it is very cool at night, down to 8 or 9 degrees, the day times are perfect at about 22 degrees. We truely haven't seen much in the way of clouds for a couple of months and certainly not seen much rain. We tend to ... read more

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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