Magnetic termite mounds

1st March 2008

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March 1st 2008
1st March 2008 Today we had a leisurely start to the day and after a cup of tea in the hotel went out for some breakfast. We had booked to go on another trip to see crocodiles but only a half day trip that was not starting until midday. So after breakfast we strolled down to the beach in Darwin. In the heat and humidity you have to walk slowly otherwise you get soaked very quickly and can get de ... 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