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haduken

Australia8267 Posts

November 03 2010 10:47 GMT

#41

Well, You can get unlimited 24mbps here for $70 dollars so its not that bad really.

RisingTide

Australia769 Posts

November 03 2010 11:05 GMT

#42

Nice pics!

Grew up on the Gold Coast, and our beaches are really something you take for granted until you go pretty much anywhere else.

I'm really glad you got to go to Straddy, it has some of the nicest beaches i've ever seen, and you barely ever have to fight anyone for them. I'm pretty sure I recognise some of the locations in those photos too. I think some of them are from Cylinder. Did you walk down a big-ass wooden staircase?

Kms

Australia126 Posts

November 03 2010 11:37 GMT

#43

Gorgeous pictures! Hamilton Island is meant to be pretty stunning too. Damn, I wished I lived closer to the beach, I don't live too far from the coast, but it still takes a 45 minute drive to get there :/ Are the beaches back in the US really that shitty though? Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay, what else are you planning to do here?

RaGe

Belgium9950 Posts

November 03 2010 12:29 GMT

#44

Holy shit those are some sick beaches.

Initially expected a pube trimming guide or something though.

mapthesoul

Trinidad/Tobago429 Posts

November 03 2010 12:34 GMT

#45

You forgot Cable Beach!

Smix

United States4549 Posts

November 03 2010 12:56 GMT

#46

@RisingTide: I'm pretty sure I did! I wish I knew the names of these ridiculous beaches but I spent more time googly-eyed staring and taking pictures rather than listening to our guide... ;; Straddy had some of the prettier beaches for sure, and that's saying a lot in Australia.

@Kms: Most of the beaches I've been to in Australia have clean sand and shores, pretty much free of rocks and shells and whatnot. Beaches back home for me are usually ridden with those things... kinda hurts to walk around without shoes on, then hurts even with shoes on because the rocks get inside or under your feet ;; Water is almost always some shade of brown... haha. It's not TERRIBLE but definitely not comparable to the beaches here. (also keep in mind I'm from NY.. I'm sure the beaches down south are much nicer but I wouldn't know - I haven't been yet) You can imagine how O_O I was when I finally got to see a beach with blue water. Once finals/papers are done, I want to head to the sunshine coast again since the weather is nice, then headed to the gold coast, then sydney, then adelaide, then melbourne ^^. Booked my flights and everything!

@mapthesoul: Holyyyy crap. O_O that actually looks amazing but I won't be able to head there this time... definitely next time if I get a chance. Wow.

-Genome-

Australia156 Posts

November 03 2010 13:37 GMT

#47

I can remember going to England when I was 5, walking onto a beach with rocks and being like wtf? How are you supposed to play beach cricket and have fun?

deL

Australia5540 Posts

November 03 2010 13:45 GMT

#48

Pity you couldn't visit any of the Pacific Islands if you like beaches.