Photo Friday: Beaches Of Australia

I’ve had a week of throwbacks to Australia this week, which was started by a friend on Twitter asking people to post their favourite beach photos. I thought of Thailand, I thought of Portugal – I even thought of Scotland. But the one I couldn’t get my mind away from was Australia, and therein lay a problem: which beach?

I chose Rainbow Beach, mostly because I adore this photo of Ash, but oh boy did it make me want to go back.

Then I had a chat with a friend about how much we loved Melbourne despite her growing up in Sydney and refusing to believe Melbourne could be better, I’ve been catching up with one of my close friends in Brisbane, I found out the pub I worked at for a few weeks has been sold on to new owners, and then another Australian friend posted a pregnancy announcement. All in all, I would LOVE to go back to Australia right now. (Okay, maybe not right now given that for once, they’re in lockdown and we’re not.)

Australia has 12,000 beaches, so I think it’s safe to say I will never see them all. There’s quite a famous “fun fact” about Australia that if you visited one new beach every day, it would take you 32 years to see them all.

Sounds like a life worth living, if you ask me. After all, Australian beaches are legendary.

Bondi Beach, which we loved, despite how touristy it is.

Anyway, I haven’t been to all 12,000 beaches (in fact, I haven’t even been to the west coast, where many of Australia’s best beaches are) but here are a few that we have been to!

Surfer's Paradise, Australia — Surfers Paradise

Fraser Island sand highway, Queensland, Australia — Sand highway, Fraser Island

Maheno shipwreck, Fraser Island, Australia — Shipwreck on Fraser Island

Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island, Australia — Lake Mackenzie, also Fraser Island

In case you couldn’t tell, we love Fraser Island. Read more about our time there here!

Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia — Airlie Beach

Manly beach, Sydney, Australia — Manly Beach, Sydney

Noosa beach, Queensland, Australia — Noosa Beach

Noosa national park, Queensland, Australia — Noosa National Park

Noosa beach, Sunshine Coast, Australia — Noosa main beach

Christmas on the beach, Noosa, Australia — Christmas in Noosa!

Horseshoe Bay, Bowen, Australia — Horseshoe Bay, Bowen

Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Australia — Another Horseshoe Bay – Magnetic Island

View over Horseshoe Bay from the Forts Walk, Magnetic Island, Australia — Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island from above

Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia — Port Macqaurie

South Bank, Brisbane, Australia — South Bank, Brisbane

Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia — Port Douglas, Queensland

Kangaroo beach sunrise, Cape Hillsborough, Mackay, Australia — Kangaroo at Cape Hillsborough

Cape Hillsborough beach, Mackay, Australia — Cape Hillsborough, near Mackay

Whitehaven beach, Whitsundays, Australia — Whitehaven beach, Whitsundays

Mission Beach, Australia — Mission Beach – lots of people sky dive here and land on the beach!

Etty Bay, Australia — Etty Bay – we hoped to see cassowaries here but we missed one by ten minutes!

Fraser Island, Australia — Another view of the sand highway on Fraser Island

And finally… another couple of pics from Rainbow Beach, because looking back, it’s actually a really scenic beach.

Rainbow Beach, Australia — Jumping out of the way of a car on Rainbow Beach!

So – who wants a beach day?!

7 thoughts on “Photo Friday: Beaches Of Australia”

Considering that I grew up near the beach in Los Angeles (and visited several throughout the city), I think I’ve been spoiled by its beauty, to the point that I’ve set high standards for other beaches in other parts of the world…but I think Australia’s definitely are up there in terms of pristine coastline and water, and I’d like to check them out someday (as well as the entire country/continent)! Thanks for sharing your photos of your lovely time there. 🙂

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So many amazing beaches to choose from!!! I do have to say Rainbow Beach is pretty amazing…

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Your photos are all so beautiful Clazz, thanks for sharing 🙂

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Having recently returned from some beach/coast time on the Pacific in California, I can understand your obsession. I can’t believe a roo got that close to you!

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