Beach landscape in Winter It’s been positively spring -like today, but apart from that it feels like it’s been raining for a month. Nevertheless, there was one day, a bit grey, when the rain held off for a while and my walking buddy hauled me off to a rather lovely beach for a couple of hours. The winter visitor's reward - an untrodden beach I imagine that Marion Bay goes crazy over summer. It is a popular spot with surfers, but today its modest collection of beach houses seems subdued and almost abandoned. There is merit in visiting a beach in winter, so long as you aren’t looking for a swim. Looking eastwards towards the Forestier Peninsula From the new lookout there are views over long stretches of empty beach, the ragged coast of the Forestier Peninsula, a bit of Maria Island and a wide expanse of open sea. Apparently this bay has long been popular with sailors - a welcome pause after crossing th...
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