View East

Day 1 - continued

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January 27th 2009
Mansfield to Whitfield. The road was a nice twisty one with many good views of the surrounding hills and valleys. The view from, and history of, Powers Lookout were tempting, but with the high temperature and 3km of dirt road each way I decided to wimp out on this one. No doubt there will be plenty of other lookouts in the days to come. I stopped at the cafe/general store in Whitfield fo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Bright

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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