Sammy the Dragon

31st August 2012 (Broome)

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August 31st 2012
Days on the Road = 62 Days (8 Weeks 6 Days) Today is a big day, firstly my cousin (Trevor) who I haven't seen in well over ten years is flying in for a brief overnight visit and Broome's Shinju Matsuri "Festival of the Pearl" starts today with a street carnival in the evening, but first of all to get the schooling done..... Okay schoolwork done for the week, I have ... read more

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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