Foothills of the Alps

East Coast South to North

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July 4th 2011
Day 2 Bairnsdale to Wymah We began with a pretty drive along the Tambo River to Swan Reach and and then up into the mountains and to Omeo. Spectacular road and views: glimpses of snowy mountaintops in the distance. Coffee break in Omeo was bracingly cold (the weather, not the coffee, our thermos is doing a great job every day). There were some lovely old buildings in Omeo, especially t ... 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