Cape Leeuwin

Thursday, Nov 30, 2017

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November 30th 2017
After the rain this morning, we say goodbye to our animal friends at Donnelly River and the Karri forests and head towards Augusta and the most southern point in Western Australia, Cape Leeuwin. There are stretches of road in this part of the country, where during any given hour of driving, we saw more emus than other cars. We are wary of potential kangaroo appearances but luckily we have no car-k ... 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