The beaches

There are many really, really, really fantastic beaches on the east coast of Australia, between Sydney and Brisbane. Just to make you jealous (and remember this was in March) here are some snapshots of some of them:

[above: The world famous surfing beach at Manly, near Sydney. We had taken a ferry from Circular Quay to the town; and enjoyed a couple of hours on the beach (it was too hot to stay longer) and then, after a cooling beer, and a wander around the surfing shops before taking the return ferry].

[above: This is a lovely day, towards the end of the afternoon, at a beach called 'Fingal's Bay'. We were staying near Nelson Bay (not to be confused with Nelson in New Zealand) and we really enjoyed our two days there - it was a smallish, friendly area, and reminded us of our time in Hokitika].

[above: Another great beach near Nelson Bay, this time one called 'One Mile Beach'].

[above: Carolyn having fun at the Byron Bay main beach].