The first paddle.

Austinmer, with no 'e'.

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November 23rd 2007
All down to them misspelling the railway station sign, apparently, a story that obviously instantly endeared me to the place. It's beautiful spot too: the beach is formed by a break in the cliffs and is lined with pine trees with the hills in the background. You drive down these on the way in - about a kilometre of mad gradients with fantastic views of the ocean on the way down when the trees don' ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong

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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