End of day - Murray River

Day 2 - Haircuts, fried fridges and lemons

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September 2nd 2011
As we sat on the banks of the Murray River this evening, watching the world take on a beautiful warm pink glow, courtesy of the setting sun, I was put in mind of a John Denver song –‘Some days are diamonds, some days are stones’. At that point in time, I would have said that our day was somewhere in between. More a semi-precious gemstone. One thing we know for certain, is that if you are ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Gol Gol

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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