Avon River at Toodyay

Avon Valley to Albany

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September 26th 2008
Our first stop on the Avon River was Toodyay (pronounced Toojay), an old pioneer town. We stayed at a B&B outside the town with a hill at the back covered in wildflowers. The cold showery weather continued the next day as we drove on to Goomalling, a small country town dominated by wheat domes. Helen ran a course at the local Primary School to a packed audience. Heading south again we called in ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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