Girl and Dog

Crisis on Kangaroo Island

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July 2nd 2006
Sunday afternoon I returned from the spear fishing trip tired and sandy (inside and out). I must have eaten enough sand over the course of the weekend to fill a fish bowl. Not that I’m complaining; sand in anything and everything you come into contact with, especially your food, is part of the “fun” of camping on the beach, is it not? The bus was gone when we pulled into the driveway so I ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Kangaroo Island

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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