Pademelon

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November 24th 2006
Off the ferry in Kettering, we return to Hobart - which we cross in a matter of minutes (London, you have a lot to answer for) - and head eastwards, passing through the town of Sorell where we pick up a large bag of fresh Tasmanian scallops for dinner. Our destination is yet another part of eastern Tasmania's convoluted coastline: the Tasman Peninsula. Connected to the rest of the island by the wi ... 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