Sawpit Creek Waterfall

Kosciuzsko NP (9-13 February)

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February 13th 2009
The cool southerly change had well and truly arrived when we left Merimbula, with a light drizzle falling. We re-fuelled and were pleased to see that the cost of diesel is now similar to petrol (actually cheaper in Orbost), whereas we have often paid up to 30 cents per litre more for diesel on our trip. We stopped to have a look and taste at the Bega Cheese Factory, then continued on the Snowy Mou ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Kosciuszko National Park

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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