View from the coastal path at Norries head

Day 44: Welcome to New South Wales‏

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January 22nd 2013
The border crossing was much closer then we thought and we said a fond farewell to Queensland. We made our way down the coast to Tweeds head, had a quick stop off at Surfer's Paradise beach and went for a relaxing swim at nearby Currumbin Creek. The Gold Coast is famous for its surfing, and boy does the pacific ocean crash onto the beach with some big waves! I think we'll stick to the begi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Tweed Heads

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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