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Blue Mountains

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January 2nd 2009
After seeing the sites of Sydney we headed to the Blue Mountains. We found a campsite and pitched up the tent. We then took a stroll round the local town of Blackheath before heading to the mountains. We walked for so long our legs hurt. It was a real treak to the peak of the mountains but it was worth it. Once we returned we cooked some food on the campsite stoves and headed to bed. It was really ... 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