Tallebudgra Beach school students for a day!

Entry 5 - Gold Coast

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May 12th 2011
On the 2nd May we arrived at the Gold Coast. We stayed at the Tallebudgera beach school. We went body surfing on massive waves and tobogganing (which is where you sit in a toboggan and are pulled by a speed boat). We also did a walk in the Burleigh Heads National Park., which was full of brush turkeys. We went to Mel’s surprise 40th b’day party (and she really was surprised to see us!) at an ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Currumbin

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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