the blow hole

West Coast

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August 22nd 2011
We arrived at Quobba point and the first thing we saw was a sign saying KING WAVES KILL. We set up camp in the freezing cold and went to bed straight away, as this was our first cold weather for a long time. We woke up the next day and did some fishing on the beach. We only caught longtom’s so we did some snorkelling in the bay. It was really cool because the reef was really good but the wate ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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