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Day 37: Surf school at Agnes Water‏

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January 15th 2013
Agnes water is a pretty little town just south of the more well-known town of 1770. It's the most northerly point in Queensland where the waves get big enough to surf and is a great place for beginners... So we enrolled in surf school and headed down to the beach with our instructor and class-mates. Surfing is one of those just try and try again until you succeed sports, and after 3 hours most ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Agnes Water

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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