Looking towards Darwin from Fanny Bay

Around Darwin

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August 3rd 2009
Doug's sister Barbara and brother in law Jim arrived yesterday and are a couple of sites down from us. We had a lazy weekend around the caravan park, by the pool or under the awning. Doug's cousin and his wife came to see us all in the afternoon and we had a good time catching up. Today Jim drove us into Darwin. The first thing we did was go and have a look at the new indoor beach they've built ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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