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29th October

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October 31st 2010
After such a great day yesterday it is now time to get back in the van to get to the next place. We left the campsite by 9:30 and started to head up the East Coast towards Surfers Paradise where the first of the theme parks are. The drive was about 320kilometers so a easy ish day compared to some. The weather was over cast so also Mum didn't feel like she was missing out on any sunning time!! ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Surfers Paradise

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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