Day 16 Arkaroola 016

Day 16 Arkaroola

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June 2nd 2013
We cannot leave this morning as the roads are still closed. Bob unhitched his car this afternoon and we went for a lovely drive down to a Gorge and Waterhole in search of the Yellow footed rock wallaby. We were lucky enough to see a few of them. The sun came out this afternoon and the skies cleared. There is an observatory at Arkaroola. After dinner we went to the observatory to view the ... 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