The Lakes National Park Was Actually More Sea Than Lakes

Dave's Birthday Blog (With A Bit Either Side) - The Hunter Valley, Sydney And The Blue Mountains.

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June 18th 2009
Driving in Australia is a doddle. But that’s not to say we weren’t a little vexed to learn that, because of the darn rain and closure of a part of the highway, we needed to drive 800kms to get to a town only 50kms away. We reached the road closure blockade at around 3pm (at just the same time the television crews were arriving to report it having closed), turned around and arrived back at the ... 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