Possum in J&H's garden

Last few days in Oz

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March 8th 2010
Our last few days in Australia were spent mainly catching up with people and dodging the huge hail storm that caused massive damage in Melbourne. On Friday we lunched with my friend Elaine (from Disney) and her son Lucas in the city, before doing some shopping (Bella’s birthday presents) and the last bit of sightseeing. The next day Jonathan and Helen took us to Sorrento where we were intendin ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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