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Travel Blog 25 to 31 August(Pemberton to Kalgoorlie)

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August 31st 2008
A week of good progress and wonderful scenery down in the south of WA.We have spent some time on the coast(Albany,Bremer Bay,Esperance) and some at the inland notably Stirling Ranges National Park.On the coast we marvelled at the aquamarine blue of the southern ocean and saw whales at Point Ann near Bremer Bay-this time they were just 150m from our viewing platform.We also did some coastal walks b ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kalgoorlie

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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