SDC11623

Hi from Alice

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October 9th 2009
Monbulk, Victoria to Alice Springs. We left Heathrow Tuesday evening and arrived at Belgrave Station in the Blue Dandenongs, North East of Melbourne, Thursday Lunchtime. The weather was actually colder than at home, sunny, but with a distinct chill in the air. Debbie was there to meet us and took us back to their place in Monbulk, where Syd the camper was waiting for us. We spent Friday gettin ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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