Giles Weather Station

DAY 46 WARAKURNA-YARLA KUTJARRA (a stopping point in the bush about 800m off the GCR)

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July 29th 2022
A leisurely get up. A solid breakfast. Systematic pack up. Onto Giles weather station, a short drive from Warakurna. We were to be disappointed. Sunday, closed to visitors. Appointment by internet had to be made. We hadn’t. The road was ‘pretty good’ even though corrugated in a few sections. Some sections were as smooth as a baby’s backside. We stopped to help 3 young Aboriginal me ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Warakurna

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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