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Day 6 Freycinet National Park/Wine Glass Bay

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October 15th 2010
Today we woke to a wet and overcast day. We packed a picnic lunch and set off on our long drive to the Freycinet National Park. The first part of the drive took us out through the city and into the mountains. Much of the road wound around and up through the mountains and when the road levelled out we found ourselves driving parallel to a river. This was a very scenic drive. This part of the d ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park

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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