“The World's Greatest” this and that – Phooey!!
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jdwynn (Adelaide)
EO newsletter yesterday says “Pat Callinan's 4X4 Adventures is set for another cracking season. From the world’s whitest sands in
Esperance……..”
Well I was at a beach in a small town (can’t remember name) last December on Jervois Bay NSW and they claimed the same thing – “scientifically tested as the whitest sand in the world” was their claim from memory.
Then I remember going to Tassie and all the claims about beaches being amongst the best 10 in the world, including Wine Glass Bay I think, which is spectacular from afar (
lookout on walk to
the beach) but very very average up close.
Am I on the mark?
Anyone else got the world's whitest sands etc? LOL
Reply By: RV Powerstream P/L - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 07:45
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 07:45
WE have the Greatest surfing beaches.
The best coloured sands.
The best locations.
Am I biased you bet and its all at Pacific Palms NSW.
Ian
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Reply By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 07:48
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 07:48
Whitehaven beach in the Whitsundays. No contest.
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Follow Up By: On Patrol & TONI - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 09:26
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 09:26
My vote too John.
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 18:46
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 18:46
I'm biased...we get spoilt with the Whitsundays and whitehaven beach. :)
Andrew
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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:01
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:01
Hi
Is was a good kept secret, but the west coast here in SA for the best isolated beaches, purest white sands and best surfing.
The word is now out.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Troppo Tom (Virginia, N.T.) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:56
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:56
Dog Fence Beach?
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Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:07
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:07
We have some nice beaches, the biggest crocodiles, the nastiest stingers..... lol... (:
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Reply By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:11
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:11
Bugger the sand.
It's the Bikinis I'm interested in.....hehehe.
Old pervs never die, we just loiter in the dunes...lol.
Cheers....Lionel.
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Follow Up By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:27
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 08:27
Again, Whitehaven beach in the Whitsundays. No contest. ;-)))
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Follow Up By: On Patrol & TONI - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 09:29
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 09:29
What's that John, the bikini's or the pervs in the dunes.
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Follow Up By: Member -Signman - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 12:48
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 12:48
You been on the
lookout for the 'white pointers' Col ??
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Follow Up By: On Patrol & TONI - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:46
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:46
Signman
those little critters that build dams were no were to be seen on Whitehaven, but I guess the occasional white pointer could appear.
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Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 09:52
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 09:52
Hi All
I don't care what the Sand is like, as long as I am dragging fish out of the
water over it, lets just say the sand on Fraser Isl / Teewah Bh / Moreton Isl / Nth Stradbroke Isl ect ect, I dont care, nothing like the feel of sand in your Toes lol lol.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Josh (VIC) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:37
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:37
Have to agree Dazza, who's cares what colour the sand is as long as there is fish there. Have to agree with the original post though, many beaches lay claim to the whitest sand. Best beach ?????? Depends on what you are looking for. Just south of the
blow hole at Quobba W.A. was unreal for the girls to
snorkel,
Israelite bay to
Esperance was very clean,
Cable beach was good for the camel ride but to many cigarette butts, Up north were great but the lizards are to big. Some great beaches in N.S.W but lots of big white sharks lol. So who has the best beach, it's simple..... Australia does, end of story.
Josh
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Reply By: vk1dx - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 12:18
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 12:18
Silicon Beach on the lower
Kimberley Coast.
And thats from an old surfer who used to surf with people like Farrelly etc. So I know my beaches.
But then again not too many bikinis there. Oh
well! Back to lady Jane Beach in
Sydney Harbour!!!
And don't tell the Minister for War and Finance.
Phil
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Follow Up By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Monday, Sep 07, 2009 at 07:43
Monday, Sep 07, 2009 at 07:43
Not many bikinis there either :-))
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Reply By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:20
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:20
80 mile Beach, WA. but for me I like Caral Bay, I think it's the best kids' beach.
but hey, any beach for me as long as it is Aust. Nahhhhhhhhh I'm not biased. not.
Cheers
Deanna
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Follow Up By: AdlelaideGeorge - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:23
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:23
Hi Dunworkin -I wondered if you ever caught up with Connie - please see the posts below:
Cheers
AdelaideGeorge
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Member - Dunworkin (WA) posted:
Hi MN1
Hey it is the Murdock's that we go down to see but we haven,t met Graham yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! must be another limb of their family tree.
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AdlelaideGeorge posted:
Hi - don't suppose he's related to Connie Murdoch? When married she was Connie
Stanley
Happy days
George
BTW-have sailed over to Pt Vincent from
Adelaide many many times - tied up as close to the shore as safe and had fish and chips at the seafront caff one night and dinner at the Hotel at least once. Love Pt Vincent-it's a little bit of the original Australia. You're a lucky block whether working at Pt Vincent or Verruca - IMO
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 23:35
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 23:35
Hi
Adelaide George, I didn't run into Connie but did ask after her, our friends know her but said she left that area some years ago and they were not sure where she was. Sorry about that.
Cheers
Deanna
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Follow Up By: AdlelaideGeorge - Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 17:29
Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 at 17:29
OK - thanks for remembering to ask.
George
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Reply By: SCUBADOO - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:52
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 13:52
Hi jdwynn
We travelled Australia for 3 years (2003-6).
We saw 5 "longest jetties in the southern hemisphere".
"Biggest in the southern hemisphere" in tourist brochures became one of our regular "Friday Funnies"!
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Reply By: On Patrol & TONI - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 14:04
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 14:04
jdwynn
I just don't get it these days, everything has to be the best, biggest, worst, whatever!!!!
A reporter once said of the tragic bushfires in
Canberra that they were "The worst on record" he obviously had not heard of the
Hobart fires in the 60's or Ash Wednesday across SA & Vic. and of sadly since then the very tragic fires this year in Victoria.
My point being, why do we need to be told that anything is the best, worst or biggest? isn't it enough to just call them all "tragic, terrible & needless" in some cases.
News presenters and others seem to need to label these events etc with such tags that are just bull s#t and debateable as it's just there opinion and not based on any facts.
How many Fish & Chip shops have you seen with "the best in Australia/world/universe" and who makes that judgement?
Thats it, I'm over it now I have got that off my chest.
Cheers Colin (owner of the best 4WD in the universe LOL)
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Follow Up By: Ups and Downs - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:52
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:52
The first
shop had a
sign, "The best hamburgers in the country".
The one down the road had a
sign that stated "The best in the world".
Further down the road there was a
sign stating "The best in the universe".
How do you top those, easy put up a
sign that states "The best in the street!".
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Reply By: bockstar1 - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:31
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:31
Hyams Beach at Jervis Bay, NSW.
Been there a few times and it's a lovely spot. As for the whitest sand,
well I couldn't really care.
Cheers.
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Reply By: Member - Lotzi (QLD) - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 16:51
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 16:51
have a look on google earth about 10 k east of Brammwell station CY, nat Pks, locked it away years ago.
Gotta wear sunnies on a full moon
Cheers
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Reply By: Crackles - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 18:20
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 18:20
"Anyone else got the world's whitest sands etc?
Shelbourne dunes can't be far off pure white. We got sunburnt from the reflection in winter!
Cheers Craig.....................
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Reply By: Member - Axle - Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:19
Friday, Sep 04, 2009 at 19:19
My Grandsons sand pit, has the whitest sand of all time!.....HE up ended 4ltrs
of white paint into it.....GRRRR.!...LOL.
Cheers Axle.
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Reply By: Member - Jo Q (NSW) - Monday, Sep 07, 2009 at 10:31
Monday, Sep 07, 2009 at 10:31
Hyams Beach claims the whitest sand - Jervis Bay, in NSW - beautiful
spot.
While down in Tassie,
Coles Bay claimed to be the first "Plastic Bag Free" town in Oz. I go down to Huskisson each Xmas and they also have a sign stating that they were the 1st "plastic Bag Free" town? Unless one was mainland oz?
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