Wollongong

Day 6 - Road Trip

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November 12th 2010
Today we bid farewell to Sydney and to our delightful and gracious hosts at the Waldorf South Apartments, Pam and John. We decided to take the longer southern route along the coast before heading inland to Canberra in anticipation of having a more scenic drive. There wasn't much along the road we wanted to stop and explore, but we did see the landscape change from city, to suburb, to eucalyptus- ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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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