Back to nature 120204 - camp site ducks 1

Back to nature

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February 4th 2012
Dean took an early morning walk to Platypus Bay, hoping to see some of those lovely critters. No luck this time though… maybe next time. We then hit the road to Hobart, with a couple of stops on the way: Russell Falls is a stunning fairytale-like multi-tiered waterfall and the Tall Trees Walk took us through a rainforest of mighty swamp gums (eucalyptus regnans) which grow up to 400 years old. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart

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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