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Santa, sunshine, sausages and swimming!

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December 25th 2008
Christmas day for us began at the not so dignified time of around 7am, the sun was definately already high and hot hot hot!! We got up at our usual leisurely pace and indulged in some lovely cereal.. before exchanging a few xmas greetings with our pals on the campsite. After slapping on the suncream we headed down to the beach for a quick dip. Naturally aftter the mention of shark-infested wate ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay

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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