Hutt River Province

Up the West Coast: Perth to Monkey Mia

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May 14th 2007
Our first stop, and first caravan park, was in Cervantes where the ancient Pinnacles stand. They're basically limestone pillars ranging from a few cm to a few metres in height scattered across the desert. Quite impressive actually. And while wandering among the pinnacles we encountered our first emus! Which we of course chased to take photos of. We gave our first go at fishing off a pier in Jurien ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome

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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