some birds just chilling in the breeze

Byron Bay & surfing!!

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June 7th 2008
I've spent the last few days in an idyllic little town called Byron Bay, about 13 hours north of Sydney and 2 hours south of Brisbane. I took the overnight train which was ... efficient (that's all that's necessary to describe it). Anyhoo, Byron Bay was so lovely! The weather became increasingly more sunny and gorgeous and it was the perfect beach town to spend a few days. I went surfing!! ... 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