Claire & her uncle Paddy

OZ!!!!

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March 25th 2009
Well... what a class month. Been having a whale of a time and never got to update the blog. We arrived to Brisbane airport on a Friday so perfect timing for weekend festivities. Claire met her uncle, Paddy, at the airport and they knew each other straight off, even though they hadn't seen each other in 10 years. Got back to his and had proper irish food for the first time since we left - meat an ... 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