Ann's Dining Room

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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November 14th 2009
It was a three day cruise from Bali, our last Asian port, to the big beautiful continent of Australia. Just 72 hours took us between two very different worlds. We arrived in Fremantle on a gorgeous Monday morning. Ann, our friend from Australia, met us at the Freo port and drove us to the Rottnest Ferry terminal. We had planned to spend the day on Rottnest Island, a former Aboriginal penal co ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River

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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