Leaving Sydney - last leg of the trip

Home Sweet Home

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September 12th 2017
Surely part of the joy of travelling is returning home? Particularly when, in our absence, Spring has sprung, the sun is shining and it is warm. Yay! By my reckoning, it is 34 hours since we left Madrid, we lost Monday 11th September but arrived in time to celebrate Great Gran's 93rd birthday. The eyelids are heavy but there is always time for just one more blog and a few random observations. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory

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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