peak heads

day 57 23.9.2008

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September 27th 2008
Today is a nice warm one so we took a drive out to Whale World, but on the way we got sidetracked to the blowholes. What it is, is a small gap in the ancient granite rocks which is 25 mts drop to the ocean. The ocean currents were not pumping in the right direction as there was only noise but no water spray. Looked for some whales but none located. We went for a walk around Torndirrup National Par ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kalgoorlie

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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