Going to Gaol

Gaol Time

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June 19th 2009
Day Nine - Arakoon Still raining... but we took a window of opportunity and snuck out to walk over the top of the peninsular to the next beach. The vegetation is low and salt burned but very lush. We reached the top and saw whales spouting immediately. They move around that cape all the time but it was a real treat to actually see them myself. They weren’t breeching, but seeing the spouts wa ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » South West Rocks

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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