Black swans

Down Southern Victoria

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March 20th 2010
There was quite a lot of driving yesterday through the thick state forest which edges the highway. We drove around the once old whaling port of Eden, now it's main industry is timber. We drove around town, this time by-passing the very good whale museum which we went through last time. We did enjoy fish and chips down by the waterfront though and saw another seal in the water. I'd forgotten I'd se ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Gippsland

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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