Roy Hudd and Emu

Hello Possums!

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April 10th 2008
We've done about 450 km up the coast so far, stopping off at Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Port Macquarie along the way. The heavy downpours of rain over the past few days have surprised us, but it's autumn here so I suppose it's not going to be so mad hot and sunny... We've encountered a few examples of Aussie wildlife on our way, one particular introduction being quite unexpected and a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Central Coast

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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