In Canberra with wild Roos

Sydney in a day and Canberra in two!

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February 23rd 2008
Early Monday morning Kathryn dropped us off at the Gold Coast airport and we caught a plane to Sydney (about 1 and a half hours flight). John and Rona were waiting for us at the airport and we drove up the coast and stopped at Coogee beach. It was a beautiful beach and we had a walk around the bay before finding an appropriate place for lunch. Before we left Rona and I were determined to have a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory

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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