Karen seeking out the best spot on the beach

Australia

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December 29th 2008
It was a lovely feeling not having to be anywhere today. Matt wasn’t impressed that I wanted to drag him to the beach for the afternoon but I felt we needed to make the most of being in Perth while we could. I finally got him up and about around noon and we took a walk to Quinn’s Beach which was a fifteen minute walk away. It was much quieter than on Christmas Day but there were a few grou ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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