Paddymelon wallaby

Hobart to Strahan

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May 4th 2008
The bus picked us up early this morning from Hobart and we started travelling the west coast. There are twelve of us including the driver. Our driver's name is Bruce! Our first stop was Mount Field National Park and we walked to Russell Falls. We spotted a few paddymelon wallabies on the way. After the walk to Russell Falls we did a rainforest walk, where you can sometimes spot platypus', whil ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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