Great white - really

Surf's Up Dude!

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February 8th 2010
Australia is hot. Not nice summer hot, it is sweating-in-the-shade hot. No surprise there, coming here in the summer, but what a change from New Zealand! But at least we can now get some swimming in without needing wet suits... Sydney is a big city. Fun for a day. We did the true tourist things, including walking the Harbour Bridge, and checking out the Opera House. The next day we got to the fam ... 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