Weano Gorge, Karijini NP

Eighty Mile Beach, Broome

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May 23rd 2007
Hi all Yay! (sort of) - Civilisation!- (sort of). Being very bad eggs, we sat in the van in Pt Hedland wondering what our next move should be. A strange kind of panic had gripped us as we realised that we really only have another month before we have to turn south again. Deciding NOT to panic, we left Pt Hedland and drove to Eighty Mile Beach for 2 nights R&R and what a good decision this turned ... 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