Blue Mountains National Park

Can't think of a title which sums all this up... Just read it!

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May 18th 2006
Well, we have certainly experienced mixed fortunes over the last few days... some of the best and worst weather, spectacular scenery, and unbelieveable displays of incompetence. I'll begin with the positives. The last couple of days have had great weather, Josh, Rob, Sam (Rob's army mate) and I spent today on Manly beach (we had planned to go a few days back but it was raining). Manly was much ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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