P1000783

rainy days

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January 16th 2011
Half of the state of Queensland is underwater, it is freak flooding and lives have been lost, very sad. We are camping out in the little van; the rain is relentless and is pounding down upon us and we have sprung a leak, or to be precise, a few leaks. A dribble soon becomes a steady flow. The small town we are in is called and is in the mountains not far from Brisbane. It is a lovely li ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay

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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