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| Coconut Wells Beach, via Broome, Western Australia |
As you can tell from this shot of a
typical Australian Beach, it's obviously the middle of winter. AND
peak tourist season.
No way? No, REALLY!
Coconut Wells Beach, a short drive
north of Western Australia's Broome on this beautiful July day (yes,
that IS winter dowunder!) showed no signs of habitation except for a
dune buggy track heading off into the middle distance.
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| COOL Blue at Coconut Wells Beach, via Broome, Western Australia |
Thousands of Grey Nomads make the
pilgrimage north from the colder states during the southern winter,
and many lodge in Broome for the duration to enjoy its warmth.
But none of them had made it to this
stretch of beach.
And while a couple of people strolled
along the sandy shore further down, luckily we still managed to find
some space of our own.
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| Coconut Wells Beach ROCKS!!! via Broome, Western Australia |
But that's just what you get when
you're in a country with the longest coastline in the world, and
where conditions are just right for the beach any time of the year
somewhere along it.
SO … if you want to be alone on the
beach in winter OR summer downunder, take a hyper-leap into another
dimension where my
guest post on the Explore Australia blog will show
you 5 ways to find your own stretch of deserted downunder coastline!
Like THIS!
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| That darned Dune Buggy Track! Coconut Wells Beach |
There's plenty of other great Aussie
travel articles on the blog – including my previous guest post
Confessions
of a Tween-Age Travel Blogger – so why not add it
to your reading list?!
You're welcome …
Want more information?
- Top 5 Summer Beaches away from the Crowds (Explore Australia blog)
- Confessions of a Tween-Age Travel Blogger (Explore Australia blog)
- More from the 1000 Words About … series
Only (uses fingers and frowns in concentration) seven more sleeps until my bare toes walk along Aussie sand such as this...!
ReplyDeleteSolitude ...one of my favourite words ... just one word needs not 1000. Mind you, you put words together so well 1000 is OK.
ReplyDeleteSolitude .... walking the length of this glorious beach with nothing but the lap-lapping of the sea on the shore ... Now that's what I call solitude!
ReplyDeleteI especially enjoyed reading the tween-age post since I'd missed it first time round...good to read your blogging history
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Stunning silence in these captures!
ReplyDeleteOk - So where do you hide the massive hotels and how did you keep the throngs of tourists behind the police tape while you took these. I don't even see a proper outhouse in these shots.
ReplyDeleteYour so lucky for living in a country that has such amazing weather all year round! It's starting to get pretty cold in Germany, so there's nothing I want more right now than a white, sandy beach!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sandy beach...makes me want to take off my shoes and walk for a few miles!
ReplyDeleteFollowed by a nap.
Solitude is definitely my cuppa tea. Your new photo header gets two thumbs up and a :-).
ReplyDeleteNew perspectives are nearly always awakened in solitude. ~Mary
ReplyDeleteGreat beach. We are currently in the Caribbean and they also have such beaches there. Top pictures.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Beautiful! Stunning! Incredible!
ReplyDeleteI could go on but words fail to describe how spectacular your photos and Coconut Wells Beach itself.
What wonderful dream !
ReplyDeleteI've made a note...Broome is an excellent winter destination. Now to research motels and caravan parks...
ReplyDeleteI could do with a winter like this one!
ReplyDeleteLooks totally gorgeous.
ReplyDelete@Kath - Gosh! You're nearly down to the digits of ONE HAND!! Try not to miss the snow too much while you're here ...
ReplyDelete@Joan E - Thank you! This series is supposed to be 1 pic (worth 1000 words) but I can't seem to limit myself!!!
@Dianne - Yeah, it's different to, say, a 'lost in the desert' kind of solitude, huh?!
@Carole M - And only you can say if I'm still making those same blogging blunders ...
@Indrani - Yes, the silence just shouts at you, doesn't it?!
@SFlaGuy - HAhaha, none of the above - including loos - at THIS beach!! If you visit real soon, you'll be able to catch it before everyone else does ...
@Michelle - Ha! Somehow I'm thinking you'll just have to content yourself with white snow instead! But hey! WE don't get a White Christmas!!!
@TMWH - Yes, everything you said - PLUS a visit to the bakery, and it'd be paradise!
ReplyDelete@Windsmoke - Thanx for the vote of confidence in the header! You're the first to notice!!!
@Mary - No distractions, and it's amazing what one's mind finds!
@Filip - I've seen a few of the beaches you've visited - but I reckon we could match them down here! Some of them, anyway!
@Beach Bum - I can't really take credit for great pix - I just stand there and press the shutter button!!!
@Robert Geiss - I wish I was there right now!
@River - You shouldn't have any trouble finding somewhere ... it truly is spectacular!
@Alessandra - Not bad, huh?!
@Inverness DP - Unbelievably, it's even better in the flesh!!
It has been a cold and crappy week in Phoenix. Christmas shopping in the rain, ughhh. I could use a few days at the beach.
ReplyDeleteOh Red, you just made my day with these beautiful beach photos. Here it has dipped to -17 with cold north wind a blowin' and you just warmed me up with your lovely photos. The magnificent white sands, blue sky and water - just what I needed. Thanks a bunch, Eh
ReplyDeleteWe just returned home from a nearly deserted beach in North Carolina. We enjoyed the solitude we found, but it would have been nice to have some of the beautiful sunshine you had. But then, we didn't see a single sign of a dune buggy.
ReplyDeleteYou can find some deserted beaches in Oregon, but I don't think it's as warm. George (above) could be right about NC ...even though we spend part of the year in Florida, I am no expert on Atlantic beaches. Most of the ones near us here in Florida are too crowded for my taste.
ReplyDeleteI like solitude too. Your pictures are wonderful.
Perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt's a veritable paradise Red, loved your article on Tween Age!
ReplyDeleteThat's my kind of beach...empty. A great part of Australia even if Hartog and Dampier didn't think much of it.
ReplyDeleteAck, it's torture to come here and see these beautiful sights in the middle of winter (here)!
ReplyDeleteJust wait til you get out on the water - now that's solitude!
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