The big penguin at Penguin near Stanley

November 30th 2008
Stanley is a beautiful little town, full of cute B&B Cottages and a spectacular bay. We started the day with a chairlift ride to the top of Stanleys main attraction “The Nut”, we decided it is Tasmania’s own “Ayers Rock” We walked around the rim of it in the cold wind but at least we had sunshine . We then travelled the 40 minutes west to Dismal Swamp a rainforest in the largest sink hol ... 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

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The Nixon Family

Where is the Watergate Hotel

Hello from Steve,Julie, Stephanie, Dannielle and Samuel. We have decided to sell the house, take 7 months off work (and School) and travel around Australia. We would love for you to tap into our travel journal from time to time to find out where we are and what we have been doing on our family adventure. Our journal begins more than 12 months before we head off, with the initial planning, picking out the van we have affectionately nicknamed the Watergate Hotel (We are no relation to Ex President Richard Nixon,we think), buying a vehicle strong enough to tow "The Watergate" the 20000 plus ... full info

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