...still sailing...

It's huge...!

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June 24th 2007
So now finally in Sydney- it is positively huge!We have seen a lot in the past week or so on our way here from Newcastle. The van is now running fine and we decided to detour up into the blue mountains before entering the city. Sydney's maze of outer city roads led us up 1000+ meters into the blue mountains. We camped at Katoomba and absorbed the sights breifly before bed. Overnight the temper ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Manly

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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