Cristiana and her new friend

The Great Ocean Road... and koalas!

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May 20th 2008
The shipping had gone and we'd handed back the apartment - so we left Canberra and headed to Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road for our last few days in Australia, joined by Peter and Cristiana. It was a great last few days - beautiful coastal views and surf, and a very inquisitive koala somewhere near Apollo Bay. And finally Russ and Kate's wedding day, amongst the vines of the Yarra Valley. ... read more

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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