A lonely Tree on a Grassy Plain

Heading South

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April 4th 2007
After a day to recover, we decided to hire a car & head south towards Albany - approx 409 km. We immediately noticed the change in scenery as we left the Perth suburbs; comprising of a more Mediterranean landscape, dense forests, lots green vegetation against the dry soil, multiple farms and loads of wineries. We also discovered that this state has the largest number of sheep - approx one million. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Albany

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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