Perth

Western Australia continues

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January 9th 2011
January 4 Augusta, WA. We stayed another day in Walpole and went out on an Eco boat tour around the bay. It was a fun trip, the guide was full of stories about the area with everything from snake bites, shark attacks, and bank robberies. That plus amazingly beautiful surroundings made for a great trip. Part of it was a hike over a hill to a beach where some of the world’s oldest rocks are ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Dunsborough

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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