Ocean view

Wandering on Christmas

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December 25th 2011
Falling deeper We spent the previous afternoon and evening with friends of Kristy’s in Mollymook, a small ocean town. The friends are a Swiss woman and Australian man, a married couple trying out living in Aussie-land for a while before returning to Switzerland. It’s Christmas morning so the entire household (us, the couple, and grandparents) are focused on the six-year-old girl. Who' ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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