Not Laurie...

G'Day from Sydney

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February 21st 2007
We arrived at dawn again to the twinkling lights of all the little boats - what are all these people doing up so early?! We sailed past the famous sights of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge in the early morning sunshine. Up on the top deck we were treated to an aboriginal welcome and I was cajoled into joining them in a dance - fortunately Laurie was not around with his camera! It has been ... 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