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Claire bliss

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May 2nd 2007
I hugged a koala bear today!! and fed kangaroos and sat near a mommy kangaroo with a little joey in her pouch for almost a half an hour! We also saw sheep hearding dogs in action. I love Brisbane a lot. The only thing it doesn't have is an ocean and a ton of sailing. It has a ton of frisbee though! I got to play for 4 hours straight on Wednesday night! I am so soooo sooo sore right now, but ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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