Shipwreck walk 1

Heading North - Hello Beaches!

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October 4th 2006
Leaving Victoria! After driving up from Victoria, we drove right through Sydney and continued north. The first night we stayed in a crappy park, but at least we were warm! The next day we made our way to Newcastle, stopping in a small beach town called The Entrance. It is the pelican capital of Australia! It was nice there, lots going on because it was Labour Day weekend. There were s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle

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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