More scenery of river

Katherine Gorge Cruising

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June 7th 2009
Day 48 (Sunday 07/06/09, NJJ) Up at 5.40am to walk to collection point for 6.15am for Katherine Gorge Explorer day trip. Also checked out of the hostel early. I slept much of the first part of the journey as it was dark and there wasn't much of interest. After a few hours we arrived for our 2 hour Katherine Gorge cruise - fantastic scenery and very informative about the local land, people and cul ... read more

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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