Day 7: Coffs Harbor to Surfer's Paradise
Day 7 (7/16/02): Coffs
Harbour-Surfer's Paradise
We got up extra early to see the
sunrise. It was set for 6:58 a.m. but arrived a little earlier. There's nothing
like seeing a sunrise against the setting of a beach and the roar of the ocean.
We continued our trek along the
Pacific highway, actually seeing Kangaroos in fields along the road.
Along the
way, John played a VCR tape about Kangaroos and how they interact in their
society.
We stopped at Cape Byron, the
eastern most point of Australia. We saw the lighthouse and dolphins in the
ocean. We didn't see any whales.
the eastern most point in Australia |
Around lunchtime we stopped at Byron Bay
Township for a few hours of beach and shopping.
Despite the cooler weather and
water, it was fun to be in the ocean.
We continued north and arrived in
Surfer's Paradise around 5:00 p.m. An hour late, John took us downtown where we
all took off shopping and eating supper.
Interesting information about
Australia:
- All native trees lose their bark not their leaves.
- They celebrate Australia Day on January 26. The day Captain Cook sailed and landed in Botany Bay. The Aborigines call it Invasion Day.
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