Horizontal Falls

Horizontal Falls

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August 6th 2008
Hi All Back in Broome after visiting the Horizontal Falls yesterday (from Derby). To be honest, there ain't much happenin' in Derby .... but the Horizontal Falls were great. After a seaplane ride out to the bay, with a sea landing and then transfer to boat, the trip was certainly a highlight. The Horizontal Falls are like rapids which you speed through in a boat powered by 2 x 225hp motors. ... 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