On the ferry into Brisbane

Surfing on a crest of rain

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February 2nd 2011
It's almost a month since we visited Brisbane and looking back at our experiences it's hard to imagine they took place in the same city that plasters the news today. For us the river was a beautiful sight, a transport link and a place to sit beside for sunset drinks. Now, that same river has swollen to such huge amounts that it has engulfed the riverside paths and pontoons, with hundred of thousan ... 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