Our favorite beaches...

Well our time in Australia is coming to a close here fairly soon. We have about a month left and are very busy trying to plan for some last minute trips, parties, packing, cleaning, etc. The year has really gone by fast, before we know it we will be back home in Colorado. One of the great things we have enjoyed this year are the amazing beaches and coastlines in Australia. So we thought we would share a top ten list of some our favorite beaches we have been to. (We included a few from New Zealand as well). Who ever coined the phrase life is a beach, must have been from Australia!



1. The "Twelve Apostles" along the Great Ocean Road.



2. Sunset over the beach at Marino Rocks viewed from our friend Dave's balcony.



3. The beach from Innes National Park on the York Peninsula contains the remains of an old shipwreck "Ethel".



4. Wineglass Bay in Tasmania is spectacular. You hike about two miles up to this rocky overlook where you can see the hourglass bay and beach down below. It is another two miles down to the beach which has crystal clear blue water.



5. This is one of the many great beaches just north of Cairns in Queensland. They have the poisonous "box jellyfish" during the summer months.



6. The Coorang National Park along the coast of South Australia contains miles and miles of wide empty beaches.



7. Johanna Beach along the Great Ocean Road, just outside the town of Apollo Bay.



8. Another great beach in Tasmania is the Friendly Beaches outside the town of Bicheno. We hiked out to this beach from a great nature conservatory were we saw some Tasmanian Devils.



9. New Zealand has some great beaches as well. This was one of the beaches on the north island near the capital city Wellington.



10. Moreaki Beach in New Zealand on our way to Christchurch on the South Island. They have some great boulder shaped rocks on the beach.