And at the real peak

Esperance, the French have a good taste!

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May 29th 2005
On Thursday morning I took off for a long drive, about 500km, to the town of Esperance. On the way I stopped in the Stirling Ranges - beautiful mountains not far from Albany. I did a short hike there, couldn't afford more before the long drive I had before me. Still it was really nice to walk a little again. Did I mention already how like I was with the weather?? This all week since I arrived to ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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