Pat feeding a kangaroo

Bonorong wildlife sanctuary, Brighton, Tasmania

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January 15th 2015
After a couple of wet days we finally saw some blue sky today. Hobart had the most rain for 130 years since we arrived! But today was ok and we went to a wildlife sanctuary where we met Wombats, Tasmanian Devils, Koalas, Kangaroos and numerous birds. Then after coffee in a small town called Brighton ee drove to Richmond where the oldest bridge in Australia is still in use. It's a pretty town with ... 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