Saturday 4 October 2008

Bribie Island, paradise found


I love the beach, from St Andrews in Scotland to Greece to Spain.

In oz weve sampled Scarborough, Redcliffe and surfers paradise.

But now we have found the perfect beach. Bribie island, 90 mins drive from south Brisbane.



We had a fantastic day on this empty beach on the south western shore, we took a look at the eastern side (the surfers beach) but the waves were too small to be exciting but too big for the little ones, and the wind was blowing a gale, and the beach was far more populated. The west was far more sheltered, and as you can see empty as can be.


The water was full of hermit crabs and plenty of fish including a couple of 50cm sting rays that turned up at the end of the day to make us in turn excited and nervous as they swam towards us then flitted away in an instant, more nervous of me than I was of it despite the fact I have no venemous barb. The sting ray kept returning and we walked along only meters away from it watching its sides turn up and ripple as it swam along.