Robe shipwreck memorial

RTW Day 53 - Robe

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April 9th 2018
The temperature is predicted to hit 27 degrees today but I am not optimistic enough to reach for my shorts just yet. We only have a short distance to cover; 80 miles up the coast to the resort town of Robe. But this means we will have notched up a total of 20,000 miles in total. After some navigation issues in Millicent (caused by the old man’s inability to tell the difference between left ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Robe

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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