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Boab Tree

This giant Boab was only a short walk from the sandy bay. As it is now old and is regularly visited by tourists, a metal boardwalk has been built to protect its roots from compaction.
Careening Bay, Prince Regent River & Camp Creek

April 28th 2015
Geo: -15.4295, 125.061This morning we had an early light breakfast and headed off in Explorer to Careening Bay, so named because the explorer/surveyor Phillip Parker King stopped there in 1820 for two weeks to repair his cutter, the Mermaid. King's men carved the ship's name into a large Boab tree and “HMC MERMAID 1820” remains clearly visible to this day.We returned for a ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

Australian Flag 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
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