Outback Adventure Trip. Day 1 Katoomba 178 The original scenic railway

Outback Adventure Trip. Day 1 Katoomba

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May 18th 2013
Today we set off on an Outback Adventure to the Flinders Rangers. We hope to visit Lake Eyre. First stop, Katoomba. Katoomba is situated in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. We arrived here at lunchtime and set up the van. After lunch we drove to Scenic World, which was only a few minutes away from the Caravan Park. At Scenic World you have a few choices. There is a cable car which travels ... read more

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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