Lookin back up

Blue Mountains 2

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April 13th 2008
Day 2 We were up early and had a breakfast of cereal and toast. This morning we were going Abseiling (a.k.a. repelling). For me this was why I was excited most about the trip. We were going to do a very high cliff. We headed to the place where we met our guides but then we had to go to another location because the access road was closed. We ended up going to Mt. York which is the pla ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba

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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