Cape York 2012

Mups and Stumpy do The Cape 2012

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May 29th 2012
We are four weeks out from leaving on our trip and the excitement is high. The car is in having new springs installed and the camper trailer is having a new stone guard built. (the old one was just plain annoying!) We have made a definite decision about where we are meeting mum and dad. They are leaving about four days earlier than us. The lucky buggers don't have work commitments so they a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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