IYF Opening Mass

Landed in Oz!

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July 11th 2008
Well, we've been settled for a couple of days in Goulburn, just north of Canberra. We're being hosted by a typical Aussie batchelor, who has made us very welcome in his home. The weather here is WAY colder than we expected, with high winds and no heat in any of the buildings we are in during the days (a sheep kennel/exhibition grounds, I think). So, we're wearing most of what we've packed in a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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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