Bay of Fires

Ta!

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December 12th 2010
That's how Taswegians say thank you - "Ta!" And it fits quite well as a title for this entry, as Tasmania has been great to us so far. I simply adore it here. This past week a friend of Selina and Dan came from Vancouver to stay at our place, so I spent some time showing her around. We revisited Port Arthur, went back up to the top of Mt. Wellington, and back to the market at Salamanca square ... 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