On top of Maria Island

Tassie tramping Feb 2011

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March 7th 2011
So that you don't get too complacent about gaps in the blog, I thought that I would tantalize you with a few highlights of my latest little adventure. Tassie (Tasmania), for those of you who may be geographically challenged, is anchored some nine hours by ferry from Melbourne (that's at the bottom of the big Oz). After a surprisingly calm crossing of Bass Straight, everyone on board had to end ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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