Crossing the Tropic of Capricorn

Australia

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December 15th 2008
We decided to see if we could make it all the way to Monkey Mia in one journey - it was less distance than Broome to Port Headland so we thought it was achievable. I packed a bag of food and drink for the cab and after a final drive through Coral Bay to the petrol pump we made our escape. Almost as soon as we set off along the straight road an emu ran out of the bushes in front of us. We were ... 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