Homeward Bound

Drawing to a Close

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February 26th 2018
25/2/18 We cleared up the rented house and started back to Melbourne. We said goodbye to the Wilson Promitory and the Bunurong National Parks now understanding why they fully earned their protected status. The weather is rainy and the temperature is 12 degrees C which feels decidedly chilly. We have been monitoring the weather back home and we know we are in for a cold shock when ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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