9th stop Australia (part 2) 3 Gt O Rd

9th stop Australia (part 2)

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October 29th 2008
We’re off on our travels again with no surfboard between us! We have seen lots of kangaroos & several wombats beside the road, results of accidents but even though there are signs saying take care, look out for wildlife, we never see them hopping around when we’re driving. We’ve seen plenty of koalas in the gum trees though. Even had to stop while one crossed the road - slowly. Since part ... read more

Oceania » 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