The Mighty Beast

Spears, Cheers, Jeers...and Tears

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June 26th 2006
Cramming 4 people into the cab of a small pickup truck is DUMB. So, naturally, that's what we did (if you''re just joining us, it's friday afternoon and Rachel, Mary, and Anthony have just picked me up to go camping/spear fishing). we arrived at Western River Cove, a beach on the north coast of Kangaroo Island, gently opened the door, and fell out onto the ground with a collective groan of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Kangaroo Island

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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