Flaming palms beach

Camping at last

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March 19th 2010
After leaving Cronulla we headed off to the shops to kit out the van, now we are ready with torches and sheets and all the camping stuff we need. The Royal National Park is only about half an hour away but as we enter it seems like a whole world away from the hustle and bustle of Sydney. The only thing that remindes me we are close to a city are the planes flying overhead every now and again. ... read more

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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