Yamba

Arrived in Brisbane!

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October 20th 2009
Hello from Brisbane! We finally finished our ten days in a campervan. I tried to update on the way, but somehow managed to delete the post before it was published - argh! Had a brilliant time driving up the east coast. Sleeping was tight, but we managed ok - they really should use the word campervan loosely, it's really just a Hiace van with a mattress in the back! We went through Port Step ... 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