Opera House & Bridge

The Goodbye Song

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June 1st 2006
Well, it's come to this. The end of Scubapalooza is near. I leave in a couple of hours for the long journey home. The 3 weeks have been great. I did 27 dives which were all memorable. In total, I now have 49 dives logged & am already thinking about #50. People have asked me which was the best dive. It's hard to say. Maui had amazing visibility but the shark dives were definitely the most exciting. ... 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