ONE LAST SWIM ON THIS BEAUTIFUL BEACH

FAREWELL FROM BROOME

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July 13th 2009
From March to October each year there is a natural phenomenon caused by the rising of a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats in Roebuck Bay, creating the illusion of a staircase reaching for the moon. We, along with many other people, went to the Mangrove Hotel where some locals had told us was the best viewing spot. As the moon started to rise above the water they played the didg ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome

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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