Camels

Coober Pedy to our first campsite in the Northern Territory

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July 22nd 2008
Lots more driving through the desert today. We didn't do much today because we had a lot of distance to cover. On the way, we saw wild camels and we stopped for a while to get up close. Later, we stopped to collect firewood from the side of the road and when we got back to the campsite we started a campfire. Chris cooked our dinner on the fire and then some of our group set up swags to sleep o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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