Apostles

Melbourne Part B: Penguins and 2009

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January 1st 2009
Continued... Monday: Great Ocean Road, I saw the beautiful scenery, the 12 Apostles, the Round the Twist Light House, a wild koala and a wild echidna! Tuesday: I went to see the Penguins with my "cousin" and her family. We sat on the sand ages waiting for them to arrive and eventually they started swimming in from the sea! They were so timid, sometimes they just ran back because they were, u ... 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