Australia

Tourists

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September 20th 2011
Today we were tourists. We don’t normally like following the tourist trail, but today in Broome, we looked at what the town has to offer. We started out with a drive down to the port for a walk along the jetty. The water was a a beautiful inviting azure blue. On the beach beside the jetty, are rocks of many shapes and colours. Some even sparkle due to their mica content. Frank spent a while ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome

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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