coast

Bay of fires

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September 17th 2011
Up early again and headed out of Bicheno and up as far north on the coast as you can drive. St Helens is the main town in the area. I drove around the area checking out all the beautiful scenery. Binalong bay is the gateway to the bay of fires which was named that because of the explorer who discovered the bay and mistook the colouring on the rocks for fire. It's a very beautiful spot b ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bay of Fires

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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