Hunter Valley

Nearing the End of New South Wales

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April 21st 2009
Day 75 - Cessnock We had a leisurely start to the day as most wineries don't open until 10 in the Hunter Valley and a friendly chap in the campsite said he would give us a lift out to our first winery (saving us the taxi fare). We went to about 11 wineries throughout the day (of the 140 in the region) and walked between them all. The women in the wineries could not believe that we were ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

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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