Echidna

Tasmania

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December 31st 2015
Arrived in Hobart New Years Eve afternoon. Went shopping for a few days worth as we would be heading off to the wilderness next day. Saw the boats of the Sydney to Hobart race at the wharves and sat out on Kings Pier for the 9.3 fireworks. Travelled around the island for a few weeks. Most exciting was hiking in the national Parks on the West Coast and seeing wombats (and echidnas) up close. Mag ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart

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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