Why I didn't swim at the beach on Straddie

Hotter and hotter

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January 23rd 2009
I'm melting! Or at the very least, sweltering. The last few days have been very humid and warm, leaving me with very little energy to do much at all. I can break a sweat by just sitting still reading. I've just arrived back in Brisbane after a few days on "Straddie" - or North Stradbroke Island to give it its full name. Its an island about 30 minutes by ferry from the mainland with a population of ... 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