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Hoo Roo from Uluru!!!

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July 19th 2011
Well here we are at Ayers Rock and there has been a distinct change in the weather and our outlook. Before we get onto Uluru we'll fill you in on Coober Pedy. Last time we left off things weren't looking real flash. The caravan park was a bit dumpy and the weather was average. So average in fact that Coober Pedy averages two days rainfall in July, two of the days we were there. However we& ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock

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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