Arrival

Day 1 - Delay!

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June 13th 2008
3 hour delay at Sydney before we board for China. I'm always a little wary when they say it's due to mechanical faults. When we finally get going it's hard work on the 12 hour trip as the entertainment system is not working and with kids that is the chief method of control. QANTAS - Grrrr! I get some decent sleep at last having been up most of Thursday night packing and watching cricket. We fin ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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