Cool sky in Newcastle

From Coast to Mountains: Yamba to Bright

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September 30th 2006
Northern NSW Coast After Byron, we headed town to the small coastal village of Yamba - a tip from some people we met in Fiji. This time the recommendation was a good one, and it was a pleasant place to spend a day and night, and we even broke our camping curse with a dry night! Rod tried more surfing at Spooky Beach (a beginner-friendly surf spot near the more hardcore Angourie Point), but big ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Bright

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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