Uluru sunset

Alice & Onward

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October 25th 2010
Whew - another major leg of the trip completed today. We arrived in Adelaide after a superb one day trip on the Ghan train from Alive Springs. The food was first class - Ann had kangaroo steak for supper last night, which compared very favorably to Alberta beef (sorry, fellow Albertans). Several new Australian and Tasmanian wines and beers also added to the experience. There we apparently many ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

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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