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Surfers Paradise and beyond...

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June 3rd 2007
Today we eventually managed to leave the comforts of Brisbane behind, and trundle on in our mini home. I had to do all the driving today as Alex is still struggling with his bad cold. He is freaking about 'missing some point break gold' as he put it, as he is not well enough yet to get in the 'cold' water. We braved the high rise of Surfers Paradise after a brief stop at 'the spit', the northern ... 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