Merry Christmas from down-under!

Roo Steaks, Shrimps and Baked Beans! Merry Christmas!!!

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December 23rd 2008
Our bus journey from Brisbane down to Byron Bay was a decent trip, apart from Mamma Mia, which had been chosen by the good folks at Greyhound Australia as slow torture for its paying passengers. So, with Lizzie singing along like a demented five year old watching the Tweenies, I put my iPod on as loud as possible and counted down the miles. We stopped at the Matilda roadhouse for lunch and with ou ... 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