Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry

Day 17 - Sydney to Maitland

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February 12th 2009
Sydney to Wisemans Ferry Not wanting to spend more time in the traffic of Sydney than necessary I plotted a course out via Berowra Waters where the bike and I had our first nautical experience together on the ferry crossing. The road north traversed a mixture of farmland and bush, and the rain was restricted to an occasional light shower which barely dampened the road surface. Wisem ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Maitland

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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