Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast

Brisbane to Mackay

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February 4th 2008
Hi again, So we've made it as far as Mackay and yes the heat and humidity, along with a few tropical thunderstorms are beginning to make the camping thing pretty tough. We left Brisbane to head for the Sunshine Coast, but it still being school holiday time accomodation was pretty hard to come by along the beach and so we ended up spending two nights in Nambour which is about 20 minutes inland. ... 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