Byron Bay

Cruising down the highway - to Coffs Harbour

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January 1st 2015
Geo: -27.4676, 153.028We got away reasonably early - 8.45am, and after a brief visit to St Andrews Hospital to visit mum, we were on our way to Sydney by road. It must have been ages since we have been to northern NSW, as we hadn't ever been in the new road across the border! We made good time, arriving in Byron Bay by midday (NSW time). We were very fortunate, as the town was very crowded ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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