raining in the rain forest

Sydney to Melbourne

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January 9th 2007
After getting back to Em and Rolfs at 5am we didnt get going till early afternoon on new years day. We didnt feel the need for a proper map and used some dodgey pamphlet instead. Well after two arguments and a long quiet period we both decided a map would be beneficial. We were heading south east down the coast through national parks and would turn off the main road and take a dusty track throu ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Eden

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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