To the Lighthouse

January 30th 2011
After Hobart Beach I thought I had a handle on who goes camping in National Parks. Middle-aged refugees from urban life. 'Communities' of people returning year after year from all over the country gathered without sounds of industrial life. Solar-powered and gas-fueled fridges. Generator hums replaced by cicadas. But of course you can never generalise. Bittangabee Bay harboured a new species, the ... read more

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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

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Meryl Dunton-Rose

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A long time traveller with a father with itchy feet who encouraged me to see all. So glad the pandemic is over! Another long sojourn in Europe this year 2023 with an exciting three weeks in Sri Lanka as the culmination of the trip. Graeme and I travel well together and enjoy exploring some of the unusual and some of the well-trodden sights the world has to offer. Plans for Gino our motorhome to be travelling through Italy, Albania and Montenegro this year interspersed with family events and a 100th birthday party! More on that later. ... full info

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