Scenic Views

Laura - Normanton

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November 3rd 2012
3rd November 2012. After breakfast, we topped up our fuel and off we go on this 'alternate' road. To begin with, the road wasn't too bad, but it progressively got worse as we got deeper into the hills. It was a very hot day, with the temperature gauge peaking at 42 degrees and the front and rear aircons at full speed. It was a scenic drive through many cattle stations and dry, rocky ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Normanton

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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