Sunrise at Byron Bay

The Ring

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March 25th 2008
Hi Everyone, We left the last post as we were leaving Sydney for the Blue Mountains, so named after the blue haze that seems to sit over them all day which eminates from the thousands of eucalyptus trees at ground level. After the 2 hour train journey we arrived at our base, Katoomba, where we stayed in beautifully restored Victorian building that was now the town's main hostel. After the se ... read more

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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