The "Working" Group

Day 8 - Canberra

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November 14th 2010
Today we used the drizzly weather conditions as an excuse to have some down time from our tourist activities. In the morning we hit the gym for a much-needed workout after our feast last night at Christine and Mariano's house. Mike spent some time preparing for his work duties tomorrow and Maureen went to the pool for some swimming and water aerobics. The afternoon was spent reading, doing Sudo ... 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