Fremantle

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February 18th 2004
Here is the start of the real adventure, finally reached Oz. I was glad to have the 3 weeks in Asia to help me to adjust to the temperature and heat, we arrived in the middle of a heatwave! It was about 44 degrees, hotter than Singapore. I went to Rottnest Island for a day and cycled the whole 11km of the circumference. I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of Quokkas on my journey so that ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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