HMAS Sydney memorial

Hot and Sticky

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March 19th 2010
As we moved further north from Cervantes, we said goodbye to the nice cool nights that we had grown accustomed to in the south and moved into “hot and sticky” territory once again. In the very dry country that surrounds Geraldton we had heard of this little oasis called Ellendale Pool with a nice campground and a permanent waterhole where you could swim and cool off. So after a few rather warm ... 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