Inland of Hope Island

Australia: East Coast sojourn April-May 2019

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May 21st 2019
<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” -Dr Seuss After the luxury of Noosa Springs and the McNamara homestead, it was time to once again embrace the charms of Brutey and the open road. This was day 35 of the 42-day sojourn and a creeping realisation dawned that thi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Yamba

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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