From the Blue-Waters of Western Australia to Tasmania

We start our journey in the beautiful blue waters of Perth, Western Australia. Australia has about six large regions: Western Australia (which contains Perth), Northern Territory in the North (containing Darwin), South Australia (Adelaide), Queensland (North East), NSW, Victoria (the most densely populated state, named after Queen Victoria and containing Melbourne in SW). Off the Victoria coast is Tasmania, an island and state, whose capital is Hobart (originally founded as a penal colony). It was named after Lord Hobart, the British Colonial Secretary. The Australian flag is blue with the Union Jack in the top left and stars representing the different states. Middlesborough man Captain James Cook is inextricably linked to the history of Australia, being the first European to land on its Eastern shores.