Near Cradle Mountain entrance

Cold in Cradle - Sunnier in Strahan - Nearly Nice in New Norfolk

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February 25th 2011
Tasmania - 4 seasons in one day, the travel books say. Included in each season of course is wind, cold and some form of precipitation. To recap our visit to Stanley, we did get out and drive to Arthur River and the "Edge of the World", we did get out for a great dinner at the Stanley Hotel and, the following morning, we did climb "The Nut". The wind was incredible, cutting and cold; the chair ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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