The usual farming countryside we've seen around these peninsulars

G'day from Streaky Bay

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June 3rd 2009
Yesterday we headed south to Port Lincoln which is on the very pretty Boston Bay. A huge grain silo dominates the waterfront and we found many of the tuna trawlers in a harbour at the back of the town. In a park is a statue of the horse Makybe Diva who won the Melbourne Cup three consecutive years. We drove all around town to have a good look and, after having lunch there, drove on then around ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula

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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