.... and on over the horizon

East Coast South to North

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July 17th 2011
Sunday 17th July 2011 Hann River Roadhouse to Archer River Roadhouse Nice easy start today – good thing, as some people (and maybe the cows) needed the sleep in. Stopped off at Musgrave, a pleasant facility with a river nearby, and enjoyed lunch at Linda’s Guesthouse in Coen, under the shade of the 110-year-old bougainvillea. There are massive roadworks all along this road, probably beca ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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