BEST BEACHES TRAVEL
When I was a lad growing up in Wollongong, south of Sydney, I spent a lot of time on North Beach, especially during the summer school holidays. I have many fond memories of those halcyon days — catching a tan on the baking hot sand (long before the ‘Slip, Slop, Slap’ campaign), hot chips from the local kiosk, The Mamas & The Papas blaring out of the tranny and bodysurfing creamy rollers from dawn ‘til dusk. Since then, I've travelled widely in Australia and visited many of the 10,000 or so beautiful beaches that grace our coastline. Some are internationally renowned icons, emblematic of Aussie beach culture, like Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island, Wineglass Bay in Tasmania's Freycinet National Park and 80 Mile Beach on the Pilbara Coast. But here is a short compilation of some lesserknown gems that I've discovered off the beaten track. You may not read about some of them in the Qantas in-flight magazine or Australian Geographic, but they are all unique in their own special way and make fantastic summer escape locations for your next road trip or Big Lap itinerary.
Green Patch, Jervis Bay New South Wales
The idyllic Green Patch
