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Govett the outlaw and his horse  
   

Govett the outlaw and his horse

According to legend!
Running Sparkling Water

January 8th 2009
“Running, Sparkling Water”, Blue Mountains national Park Thursday 8th January 2009 Charles Darwin spent several weeks getting here by packhorse and claimed that the Blue Mountain scenery was “magnificent”; two hours by train from Sydney, it is still magnificent, with majestic gorges, tumbling waterfalls and its distinctive hazy blueness. The changeable climate has so far given us ... read more
Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

Australian Flag 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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