Wineglass Bay

Wineglasses and Wallabies

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November 26th 2006
A drive north from the Tasman Peninsula, stopping briefly to pick up some tasty local smoked fish, takes us through an uncharacteristically dry part of Tasmania. Brown, not green. After nearly a week in the green south of the island the change is quite striking. National park to national park. Peninsula to peninsula. Our destination is the Freycinet National Park, which occupies practically the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet National Park

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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