Near Coffin Bay

The Eyre Peninsula

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September 15th 2012
15th September 2012 (towards the Eyre Peninsula) We left Adelaide just before 9am and headed north towards Port Germain. We camped in the Germain Gorge free camp area, which is a nice quiet spot. We saw two snakes on the road and three blue tongued lizards (two on the road, one near camp). There are quite a few birds here too. We took a scenic drive through the gorge to Murray Town, a histor ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula

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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