Karen on Coolangatta Beach

Australia

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November 15th 2008
After breakfast we drove to a nearby beach at Coolangatta. Again it was near deserted, so Matt saw the opportunity for a bit of kite flying, while I lay and read my book in the sand. Once he was bored of flying it (having almost killed me when it dive bombed to the ground) we decided to go to the Currumbin Wildlife Park a few minutes away. A few people had recommended it to us as one of the b ... 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