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Leaving Streaky Bay

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April 25th 2013
Thank goodness it didn't rain overnight, so packing up wasn't to bad and on the road by 9sh. We rode over the neverending roadworks of Streaky Bay (it will be fantastic when finished) for the fuel stop and away to the east. The road to Poochera was lovely and the weather was smiling upon us. We stopped at the local roadhouse and discovered that Poochera was the sight of the discovery of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia

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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