Our last look at Sydney Harbour

Day 253 - Eric the Eel

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March 12th 2007
We had a busy final day in Australia planned, beginning with a ferry ride to Olympic Park. The ride there was pretty scenic, and we must have passed thousands of yachts moored in various little bays along the way. One English gentleman got kicked off for trespassing in a ‘crew only’ zone in order to take a photo, and the 2 staff who reprimanded him had obviously missed the ‘how to diffuse a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darling Harbour

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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