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Sunshine Coast and Tin Can Bay

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February 11th 2008
We’ve finally reached the end of the surfable coast- but damn, it’s going out in style. The Sunshine Coast is another stretch of development along the coast, but it’s maintained its beach culture (and dignity). We caught a few waves near Caloundra our first morning in. It was a bit crowded at first with a lot of families and kids, but they cleared out when the rain moved in. We moved up ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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