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March 23rd 2009
16 March Seal Bay - the resident Australian Sea Lions - wonderful. We were right on the beach with them. (in fact we couldn’t get back as a sea lion had decided to climb the steps, thus stopping us returning!) We spent a couple of hours there (the poor coach tour that came along whilst we were there only had about 20 minutes, they don’t know what hey missed) We spent the night in what must be ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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