Across the Bay

Manly Beach

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November 6th 2013
Geo: -33.7971, 151.288Our final day in Sydney. We couldn't decide on whether we should risk disappointment by going to the Blue Mountains, the only other place remaining on our list of 'things to do', but due to the recent bush fires and a two hour train journey, we plumped instead for a return to Manly beach via the harbour ferry. It was by far our favourite place in Sydney, away f ... 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