Meeting Cousin Jill

The Great Ocean Road

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December 9th 2014
When we arrived in Melbourne we were met at the airport by my cousin Jill (from Crewe, originally). This was only the second time in probably 40 years that we had met up, not least since she had moved to Australia many years ago. However, after a bit of detective work I managed to get an email address and made contact. Amazing how time flies! It was lovely to catch up for a couple of hours, swappi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

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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