The wildlife can be cute & cuddly...

Australia # 2

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June 8th 2006
After Canberra, we headed south to Melbourne, where, amongst other things.............　 - we drove down the Great Ocean Road as far as the Twelve Apostles. THe road name is a bit of a scam though, as only the first section to Apollo BAy involves an "ocean-side" drive - the rest is inland! But we stayed 2 nights with Anita (who we met on our Central America #2 trip) either side of the drive - s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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