Best Beaches
Submitted: Friday, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:44
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Member - John and Val
So Trip Advisor has come up with a list of the worlds, and Australias best beaches :
have a look at a report here
Australia's best beaches come up as
Australia's top 20 beaches
Whitehaven Beach,
Whitsunday Island, QLD
Turquoise Bay,
Exmouth, WA
Cable Beach,
Broome, WA
Shelly Beach,
Sydney, NSW
Burleigh Heads Beach,
Burleigh Heads, QLD
Four Mile Beach,
Port Douglas, QLD
Manly Beach,
Sydney, NSW
Cottesloe Beach, Cottesloe, WA
Noosa Main Beach, Noosa, QLD
Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta, QLD
The Strand,
Townsville, QLD
Palm Cove Beach,
Palm Cove, QLD
Palm Beach,
Sydney, NSW
Seventy-
Five Mile Beach, Fraser Island, QLD
Greens Pool,
Denmark, WA
Surfers Paradise Beach,
Surfers Paradise, QLD
Balmoral,
Sydney, NSW
Cronulla Beach Walk,
Sydney, NSW
Ned’s Beach, Lord Howe Island, NSW
Mindil Beach,
Darwin, NT
I guess everyone's criteria will vary for what makes a great beach. A few of the beaches on that list I would call over-rated, but the beaches I really like dont get visited by crowds of people for most of the year.
Interested to see what do EOers think about these lists?
Here is a not very good photo of one of my favourite beaches
Clue - its in WA
Cheers,
Val.
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Reply By: Member - John and Val - Friday, Mar 21, 2014 at 16:41
Friday, Mar 21, 2014 at 16:41
Allan and
John were very close. Its
Point Charles Bay looking east towards what must be Thumb Peak from the
beach access at the NP
campground at
Point Ann in the Fitzgerald River NP. If you look closely you can actually see a whale - they come right close inshore which, apart from the dazzling sand, turquoise water and background scenery, makes this one of those special
places. Oh, and did I mention the
wildflowers?
Must say though that I hadn't before noticed the similarity to some
views towards Cape Arid from the camping areas there.
Anyway, that was a but of fun, now back to
the beach ...
Cheers,
Val
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Reply By: Echucan Bob - Saturday, Mar 22, 2014 at 20:33
Saturday, Mar 22, 2014 at 20:33
I reckon some of the voters must have been Great Whites - Cottesloe? Nice real estate nearby but a very ordinary beach. Unless you are a shark.
And Four Mile at
Port Douglas? Go in for a dip there and it'll be your last. And for much of the year the water is a murky brown mess.
Balmoral in
Sydney Harbour used to be renowned for the white pointers. They've probably banned them now.
Frankly, that's the most ridiculous list I've ever seen. A total crock (if not a box jelly fish or irukandji).
The best beach holiday I ever had was at a beach in a state that didn't even get a mention. Crystal clear water, friendly seals, great surf, magnificent rocky scenery, and almost no-one to bother us - late February 1971
Tidal River at Wilsons Promontory.
Bob
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Reply By: Penchy - Monday, Mar 24, 2014 at 08:51
Monday, Mar 24, 2014 at 08:51
Clearly we all have different opinions on what makes a great beach, and I agree with most of you that the above list is a poor one, and one that has been compiled by overseas travellers and not Australians.
What makes a good beach to me?
Good, clean, fine sand - not pebbly, stoney stuff.
Parking close to, or on the sand.
A good surf break as I love a body bash.
Clean water
Maybe a nearby pub (not neccessary though).
Showers
It doesn't bother me if there is a few people around as I like to have a chat to strangers, but if it's like Coogee on a 40 degree day I'll just drive past.
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