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Penguin Parade

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September 22nd 2005
Yay! Had a lovely few days with the girls- (me, Abbie, Geraldine and Vikky (Abbies co-teacher at school) at Phillip Island just off the coast from Melbourne. A friend of Gel's leant us her holiday cottage for one night which was really nice. I managed to drag Abbie along to the see the penguins (she's been 3 times). So cute- little fairy penguins waddle up the beach to their nests in groups o ... 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