In the rain, Derby

Day 15: The Buffer Day (in Derby)

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May 15th 2010
Today I'm calling the Buffer Day - as we should only have got into Derby today (we allowed an extra day along the Gibb River Road for travel delays / breakdowns which we didn't end up using, hence into Derby a day earlier than planned yesterday). What a day though !!! The light rain from late yesterday afternoon has not stopped and has been torrential all day. Once we saw the weather we quick ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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