Shellharbour and some pelicans

Another Chrissie down under

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January 2nd 2009
After what seemed like a long flight for some reason, it was good to be back down under! The flight from Singapore to Sydney was only 7 hours, but it was an overnight flight, so maybe that was the problem. We arrived into Sydney at 6:30am with only about half hours sleep, and thought it was rather chilly 22 degrees after the temperatures we had been used to the last while in Sinagpore and Thailan ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong

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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