Out on St Patrick's Day

Byron Bay to Surfers Paradise!

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March 25th 2007
Well I've fitted in a nice long essay on Surf Camp so I'll try and keep this one to the point, although my abilities for waffling and chatting may defeat me so beware!! I think I mentioned we were dropped off from Surf Camp in Byron Bay. Our hostel here was pretty cool! There was a pool, it was small but still a pool in a hostel was a bit of a novelty! And it was right next to the beach, which wa ... 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