Sunrise at Darwin again

Day 27

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October 11th 2008
Day Twenty Seven A REALLY early start for some 13s this morning. Rob, Jack, Ro and Jemima were up at 4.45am and ready for some fishing on the open seas. They were hopeful of a big catch. More later. The rest of us went into Darwin for some souvenir shopping. The adjective most used was ‘tacky’ and we laughed a lot about suitable recipients for some of the more atrocious souvenirs. For examp ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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