Ron feeding the Rainbow Lorikeets

Surfin' Up the Sunshine Coast

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January 20th 2006
After our great time in Surfers Paradsise we rented a car and drove up the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast to Noosa. We stopped at various places along the way. The first one being Brisbane. This is a nice city along the river and a bit away from the coast. Consequently, they have utilized their river very well. There is a riverwalk that is approximately 14 miles long. Along the walk there ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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