Surfers Paradise

East Coast Road Trip - Day 3 to 5 - Surfers Paradise

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May 28th 2009
Day 3 Feel sad to be leaving our first hostel as it was such a nice place, but we have much more to do and many more exciting adventures to be had! The motorway has been reopened so we head off nice and early towards Byron Bay. When we get about half way, we are unfortunately detoured through Casino and Lismore, as some of the roads are still flooded. That adds about another two hours onto our ... 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