Jen with Koala

Mardi Gras

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March 3rd 2007
Jenny Nagel picked us up from our hostel and took us to her lovely little house on the north shore of the harbour. Jen wanted to see koalas close, so we went to the Blackwood Animal Sanctuary where she was able to actually touch one. My favourite creature was a Tasmanian Devil although I'd rather have seen him in the wild. The eveing was a total contrast. Just Jen and I got the bus and train to O ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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