Staircase to the Moon

Staircase to the Moon and Broome to Fitzroy Crossing

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May 2nd 2010
Our trip has finally started, after getting to Broome yesterday afternoon around 1pm ish. YEE HA. Flight from Sydney took 4.5 hours (should have been 5) but seemed a lot longer as we were squished into relatively small plane (737-800) coupled with domesticity of having to make a shopping list & menu for the first few days of our trip. 4WD is all good - Grant seems happy that it has "a lot of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Fitzroy Crossing

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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