Beachy

While we were staying with Sophie and Dan, we visited the beach a fair few times. Brisbane actually doesn't really have nice beaches itself but is located between the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast, both of which have great beaches.

My favourite beaches were on the Gold Coast, where the waves were big and pretty powerful. A mere picture doesn't do justice to them:



As I remarked on my previous visit to the Gold Coast, the area has been massively built up. We visited the northern end, on The Spit, lured mainly by the free parking. In the near distance, we could see Surfers Paradise:



We also found time to visit Mooloolaba and Noosa on the Sunshine Coast. These places were slightly more relaxed (and apparently posh) affairs with gentler seas and fewer skyscrapers.