Cabin in Fremantle Village

11th March 2008

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March 12th 2008
11th March 2008 First morning in Perth and the temperature is definitely the highest we have experienced in Australia at a sweltering 36 degrees. It is a dry heat and there is a nice breeze from the Swann River. I thought it was lovely but Bob is finding it hot and looking for shade. We left our luggage in the left luggage at the hotel and went for a ride on the excellent free city bus service ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Fremantle

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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