Beautiful Beaches

Alex enjoying the view at Point Danger. 

What is your favourite Beach?

I grew up with the ocean and the beach.  Every school holidays and most weekends were spent at my parents Beach House.  The one thing that Alex and I missed while living in North East Victoria was the Beach.  

I love the sound of waves crashing into shore. The sand between your toes and the feeling of sinking as the sand beneath your feet is washed away by the waves.  The screech of seagulls and children having fun.  The wind blowing your hair and the smell of the ocean.

Greenmount Beach

There are so many lovely beaches in Queensland.  Today took us to the Gold Coast.  There were people everywhere as it was a warm day (30 degrees Celsius) and school holidays.   Parking was hard to come by so we kept driving along the coast.  We were looking for a beach that was not extremely busy, where we could enjoy a picnic and swim. 

Near the Queensland and NSW border, we stopped at Point Danger.  It was primarily a surfing beach (I don't know how to surf yet!) so we walked along the beach as far as we could go, but rocks prevented us from continuing along the beach so we went up to the Walk of Remembrance and viewed the beaches from above before deciding on a place to picnic and swim.

Point Danger Walk of Remembrance
Remembering the "men and women who lost their lives in the forty-one Allied and
Australian Naval and Merchant ships sunk along Australia's coastline
during World War Two".

Point Danger

Greenmount Beach at Rainbow Bay was patrolled by life guards and was good for swimming, surfing and exploring rocks.  When the tide was out,  a pool of water remained, which was perfect for young children to play. No dogs are allowed at Greenmount Beach.

Greenmount Beach at Rainbow Bay

However my favourite beach was Froggy Beach.  It is a secluded beach between the rocks of Point Danger and Snapper Rocks and as it is not patrolled there were not many people there.  A real hidden gem!

Snapper Rocks and Froggy Beach

Froggy Beach

I now have a new goal;  I want to try surfing so am going to have surfing lessons before the end of the year (but not during school holidays!)

My Tips:  Take a beach umbrella or beach tent.  Wear sunscreen and reapply regularly as there is not a lot of shade.