Outback Chic

Gorging

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May 6th 2012
Geo: -14.4657, 132.264When people were telling us about the Katherine Gorge, they often times seemed to go weak in the knees talking about the beauty of the region so we had to sign up for a boat trip that would take us through 3 of the 13 gorges. DH claimed that she was experiencing deep spiritual movements but I think it was just the boat motor that needed a tune-up. The gorges were very pictu ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Katherine

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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