Goodbye cruise

Sydney

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February 3rd 2009
Sydney at last! Well I've dropped the day numbers now, because I've lost count, and I'm sure I've missed some, but I reckon we've been away now about 57 days. I wonder what Captain Cook felt like, scratching away with his quill pen while trying to steer a sailing ship through the rough seas. At least he didn't have to pay these extortionate internet charges. So, Thursday, 29 January, (should ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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