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Melbourne to Cairns . . .

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January 11th 2009
Few more photos from my last day in Melbourne . . . got the funny Aussies on there, pictures of Eric and Judy, and me with Ned Kellys armour hat on! Forgot to mention on my last blog about Captain Cooks house - they brought it over from England and built it in the park in Melbourne city centre . . house is from 1755. . . Had an early night and got to Cairns after a bit of a bumpy plane journey ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda

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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