Gregor, Marcie,Arron, Matthias, Hannika, Becky, German Becs at the Hunter Valley YHA

Booze and a cruise

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December 27th 2006
Recovering on Boxing Day, Gregor went to Watson’s Bay to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. It was spectacular to see so many boats leaving the harbour as they entered the notoriously wild Tasman Sea led by some of the most beautiful and expensive boats in the world. Amazingly, the top boats complete this near 600 nautical mile trip in about 48 hours. Unfortunately, whilst thi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle

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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