Karen at Woodgate

Australia

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November 19th 2008
It was ironic that as soon as we arrived back in Hervey Bay the weather cleared up. In fact we were woken up by the sun shining through the gaps in our curtains, making the air in the van feel hot and dense even at 7am. It felt good to be able to get the aircon on and go back to sleep, knowing that we didn’t have to be anywhere. We set off just before check out time at 10am, with the inten ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 1770

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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