Barwon Heads is a charming coastal resort to the south west of Melbourne.
click here for Mission Beach and
Innisfail In North Queensland between Cairns and
Townsville lies Mission Beach, and just off shore is Dunk Island.
To the north is Innisfail and the entrance of the Johnstone River,
humble shacks line the perfect beach.
At the start of the Great Ocean Road is
Torquay. Nearby Bells Beach is one of Australia's best
surfing locations,
and site of international competition. The oxygen is
fantastic, and on a sunny day the views couldn't be better.
A hush fills the air (is
this
possible) as I walk in bushland behind the dunes that separate lakes
from the sea. There is the distant murmur of waves breaking
and
the quiet sounds of birds and my footsteps, as I come upon beautiful
flowers. Lakes Entrance (where enormous freshwater lakes have
been opened to the sea) is home to a fishing fleet and is one of my
favorite places. Looking out over a pristine sea that
stretches
unbroken to Antarctica is a lifesavers hut, that lies unused because
they can't get insurance to climb the ladder to gain entrance:
yes the world has gone insane.