Byron Bay

Invasion of the Bluebottles at Hervey Bay

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January 22nd 2010
22 January 2010 - 23 January 2010 TRANSPORT: Brisbane to Byron Bay by bus--3 hours ACCOMMODATION: Cape Byron Lodge Double, fan, shared bathroom--A$80 Nice friendly place just outside of town. Free shuttle bus, bicycles and body boards available! Byron Bay, sadly, was only a 24 hour stop over on our way between Brisbane and Sydney. We arrived at 11 am and set out straight for the gor ... 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