Jacana with chick under his wing

27th February 2008

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February 28th 2008
27th February 2008 Today we had to get up early to catch a coach (06-15) for a two day tour of the Kakadu National Park from Darwin. The National Park is very large the 2nd biggest in the world and covers an area the size of Wales but is also 2 hours drive from Darwin. So we spent a long time sitting on the coach to get here. It had been raining heavily in the night so once again some of the cre ... 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