Philip Island Coastline

Trip To Philip Island

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December 5th 2005
Well after about two months in Australia, I figured it was about time to see some real Aussie wildlife. The only animals and birds I had seen so far were small larakeets, while interesting and colorful, became very annoying. Cockatoos’, which were even louder than the parrots, flying fox, which are rather terrifying, and possums. One of the guys I had been hanging out with, Martin, from Tasmani ... 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