First sighting of the Blue Mountains

We did it!

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January 2nd 2008
Well we did it!! We climbed the Harbour bridge and jumped off it at the end (and before mum drops her tea and toast - this was only a 2 foot jump at the end!!). We had a quiet night last night - dinner at a lovely restaurant called Italian Village at Circular Quay overlooking the Opera House and then we went to a lovely bar further round the Quay for a drink - G was feeling tired as he had not ... read more

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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