The Pinnacles

From the desert to the ocean

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December 7th 2009
Dec 4th - Dec 7th Hitting the open road is the best way to see a country and we were eager to explore the state of Western Australia on our own terms. It took a while to get through the heavy traffic around Perth but soon we were on the open freeway surrounded by nothing but scrubland as far as the horizon in every direction. Simon has been to Perth before and was eager for me to see ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Coral Bay

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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