A Proper Camp Fire!

Blue Mountains, wine and monsters!!

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March 21st 2008
Nicky: Hello!! Well would you believe it is raining in Oz, I didnt think it did that here but for the last few days it has been overcast and raining. After the heat in melbourne it is quite nice but it is stopping us getting a tan on the beach - which is a bit of a pain!! It also meant that the views in the Blue Mountains were a bit cloudy, not that it made them any less impressive. It was the s ... 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