The Land of Queens

My mom and I booked this trip super last minute. As in a week before we left. It was a birthday present/"Can I please just visit a nice Australian beach?" vacation. And it was lovely.

We went for three nights, which was just perfect, and although the hotel we stayed at was subpar, that was alright because we were simply a half block from the beach and only a block from the main hub of the cities stores and restaurants.

^^ The sand was so white and soooo soft. I could've just wrapped myself up in it. Except it was sand.

^^ The water. WOw.

^^ Flying it. We were seriously right on the beach.

^^ Guys people live here. Like. Forever.

^^ We went paddle boarding twice while we were there and it was such a nice, calm hour of our time. 

^^ Post sunburn. Yeesh.

^^ The last night, we bought strawberries from the beach front markets and ate them while watching the waves and the stars. It was like a dream. A really impossible dream.

^^ Dreamtime Beach. Seriously a dream.

Our last stop before going home on Thursday night was a beach called Dreamtime Beach that was just outside of Queensland in New South Wales. My mom wanted to have sea shells from every state, and NSW was her last one. And I am SO glad we made the drive down (it was only about 45 minutes) because it was hands down the best beach I've visited. It was absolutely beautiful, the water was crystal clear and teal blue, it was just gorgeous. I wanted to sit and stare at it forever. 

AND. The water was warm. Can you ever comprehend that? Warm ocean water? Well it's true, and I found it and experienced it and I wish I could have stayed forever. It was just stunning. The view and the water and the sand and the weather and I wanted to hug it all and never let it go. 

When we went paddle boarding, our instructor, who's been doing it for about 5 years now, told us that she's gone paddle boarding in the Philippines and highly recommends. Yeah I bet. What I wouldn't give to take her up on that. 

Queensland was the dose of Australian beach life that I needed, and how I wish I could've visited more frequently, if not lived there. But there is a high number of deadly spiders more prevalent there than in Melbourne, so maybe visits are better in my case.

Magnificent trip. Well presented, Australia. 10 out of 10.

-m