our lovely pilot who kept us safe!

Up, up and away!!!

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January 27th 2007
The morning after getting back from the diving trip I had a 4.15 am pick up, so despite us getting back on Australia Day and all meeting up with the crew for a meal and drinks, i tried to make it a relatively early night! The reason for the early pick up? I was going hot-air ballooning!! I really enjoyed this, it was so gentle and everything was so small, like a childs farmyard animal set! The ... 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