Russel Coite

Esperence to Perth

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February 3rd 2006
25th Jan After using the net to update the blog we went back to the beach for a swim and spent the afternoon doing ordinary things before heading to Helms Aboretum. This is a reserve planted out with maybee 80 - 100 types of different eucalypt dotted amongst some other W.A. natives. 26th Jan We finally brought ourselves to leave Esperence today and drove to Ravensthorp where we had lunch. T ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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