Rinsing off

Going North

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September 20th 2008
Eleanor and I were invited to a wedding in Noosa, George, our next door neighbour's son, was getting married to Bess. We decided to take a week off and take a slow trip North stopping at a few coastal resorts along the way. I bought a new surfboard for the trip, a 6' 6" "rocket fish" so the trip was also a chance to try it out. Day1. It was an early start, we were away by 6am and drove for about ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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