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Day 2 On the high seas

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January 29th 2013
Welcome to Day 2 of our cruise. We had an uneventful flight from Sydney and eventually arrived at Circular Quay in the pouring rain. We got to the embarkation point an hour early so “checked in” our luggage. This involved leaving the cases in a gazebo tent (just a roof on four poles) with rain beating in. The bags were then taken out into the rain. We were a bit concerned about not having lug ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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