Katherine Gorge

Day 133 - Canoeing on Katherine Gorge

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August 7th 2015
We were feeling fairly lazy and by the time we got down to the gorge to collect our canoe it was mid-morning. We hadn't realised that all of the best gear would be allocated to those who came first (pretty obvious really) so we got horrible life jackets and a canoe with broken back supports. Very disappointing. We managed to paddle most of the first two gorges before we decided we had endured e ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Nitmiluk National Park

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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