I love the beach. I love to walk on the beach early in the morning and in the late afternoon. Take a look at some of the fun things I saw in the last days of spring at Main Beach on the Gold Coast here in sunny Queensland.
A life saver going out for some early morning practice.
I like the matching green floaties.
Building sand castles is always fun.
We used to do a version of the next activity when I was young. It was called skim boarding. Our boards were round and we would throw them onto the sand after a retreating wave and run and jump on them and skim across the film of water. The boards were flat and if you hit a bump a painful tumble would follow.
The new boards are a different shape, but the idea is the same.
Taking the dog for a swim.
Just watching the water is fun too.
I think this would be one of the more enjoyable police beats.
Waiting for waves.
The waves weren’t very big, but I saw some good rides.
There is a different way of surfing that I haven’t seen before.
The riders stand up on their boards and paddle to catch a wave. It looks extremely difficult, but there were quite a lot of people doing it.
Just hanging around is fun too.
The lifesavers bring in the boat after practice.
Meet George (with the fish) and Milton catching dinner.
And the seagull keeps watch.
What a sight – I mean the first picture! I love the beach too.
By: Just Add Attitude on November 30, 2012
at 8:25 pm
There is nothing like that first jump into a wave.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 30, 2012
at 9:21 pm
You took the words right out of my mouth! Heehee.
By: Diane C on November 30, 2012
at 10:43 pm
It is so cold here in Europe that I really envy you!
By: mulino dominillo on November 30, 2012
at 8:42 pm
I have just been looking at snow in Helsinki and we are having a heat wave here!
By: Debra Kolkka on November 30, 2012
at 8:43 pm
Living so close to the coast definitely has its advantages and looks like we’re in for a scorcher of a summer!
By: twoblackdoggies on November 30, 2012
at 11:29 pm
We are having a heat wave just now. I hope it doesn’t last too long.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 1, 2012
at 1:31 pm
Yes a very thought provoking first photo….;)
Lovely to meet you today Debra, I’ll look forward to hearing all about your Sydney trip when you get back!
By: Where's Wiwi? on December 1, 2012
at 4:39 am
It was fun to meet you too. I will report on my Sydney trip soon.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 1, 2012
at 1:32 pm
How beautiful there!!!
By: eponato on December 1, 2012
at 7:52 am
This is my favourite beach. I think it was the perfect place to grow up.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 1, 2012
at 1:33 pm
Back home just at the right time! Enjoy it.
By: swimanog on December 1, 2012
at 8:24 am
I love the beach….it is one of the things I miss when I am in Italy.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 1, 2012
at 1:34 pm
Beautiful post Debra! It makes me dreaming… Here is cold and it’s raining and snowing…
By: roberto alborghetti on December 1, 2012
at 10:49 am
Oh, ah hem. {blush} Love the first shot – went great with my afternoon coffee! 😉
By: Jennifer Avventura on December 1, 2012
at 11:04 am
Do you have lifesavers in Sardinia?
By: Debra Kolkka on December 1, 2012
at 1:35 pm
None that look like that! 🙂
By: Jennifer Avventura on December 1, 2012
at 3:08 pm
Way to celebrate winter time!
By: linneabylinneanilsson on December 2, 2012
at 6:02 am
It is winter for you, but summer has just begun here and we are having a heat wave. The beach is the best place to be right now.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 3, 2012
at 12:04 pm
Hehe I count a lot of pairs of Speedos! 😛 Lovely, happy photos 🙂
By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on December 2, 2012
at 11:56 am
I love this beach. I have spent quite a large part of my life on it.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 3, 2012
at 12:05 pm
Great seaside pics, Debra. Love the first one, but then, you knew that. 😀
By: adinparadise on December 3, 2012
at 1:20 am
Our lifesavers do a fine job of protecting swimmers and manage to look good too.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 3, 2012
at 12:07 pm
I grew up in California twenty minutes from the beach. I miss it so much. I love the sound of the ocean. It is so soothing.
By: Damommachef on February 4, 2013
at 11:25 pm
We lived across the road from the beach and spent hours very day there in the holidays. I still love it. Our house in Italy is beside a river, so I hear the sound of running water here too, and our house in the mountains has a spring which makes a wonderful noise as it tumbles down the mountain.
By: Debra Kolkka on February 5, 2013
at 6:15 am