Lighthouse

A Day in Byron Bay

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December 17th 2009
After leaving Hervey Bay I didn't really have much time to get on with these blog entries for the rest of my trip, so this is the first entry that I am catching up with after getting back the UK. Oh well. So after sorting out the next day's surfing I found myself with a day at liberty to amble around Byron Bay, just pottering around and seeing the sights. This was a fairly laid back day. Byron ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron 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