The Bellinger River and kayak

Bellingen NSW

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October 5th 2008
The first stop on our tour of Country NSW was Bellingen, a beautiful little town just inland from Coffs Harbour on the northern NSW coast. We stayed in a lovely timber cabin overlooking the Bellinger river. Each morning, we took the canoe and the kayaks up and down the river. The girls are now old enough to kayak on their own, and the current is gentle. Rarely would we see anyone else on the river ... 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