Eurong Beach Resort

The pools at one of the two main resorts on Fraser Island. I swam in both! Very nice.

Seary's Creek near Rainbow Beach

Seary's Creek is fed by a spring in the Great Sandy National Park. The water is quite cool, but not too bad for a hardy "southener" like me!

Above: When you created ripples on the surface, it appeared as if the bank was collapsing into the creek.

Above: The water is stained with tannin from tea-trees. The effect of the light on the sandy bottom through the water made it appear as if the roots of the tree were ablaze.

Seary's Creek is located near Rainbow Beach in southeast Queensland:

Champagne Pools, Fraser Island

You can't swim at the magnificent beach along the eastern coast of Fraser Island (sharks, deadly sea snakes, currents....), but these natural rock pools are a gorgeous place for a dip.

They are natural fish traps, used by Aboriginal people.

Waves crash over the rocks, creating 'champagne bubbles".

Mahon Pool, Maroubra - Contrast

From one day to the next . . . Mahon Pool at Maroubra. The top photo was taken at 3:45 on 16 January 2011, the second one the following morning. How the ocean changes! (The photos following were also taken 16 Jan)

Here's a video....

Fun!

You can swim for exercise, competitively as a sport, for physical or emotional therapy, but lots of time swimming is great for no other reason than it's fun. Here's family and friends relaxing and enjoying ourselves on holiday at a resort at Peregian Beach in January this year.

Kandos Pool

Kandos is a town of about 1300 people in the Central West of NSW, 235 kms west of Sydney.

(thanks to Pratty for the pics)

Bexley Pool Dec 2010 / Jan 2011

Eli Creek, Fraser Island 24 Jan 2011

Eli Creek is the largest creek on the eastern beach side of Fraser Island. It discharges up to 4 million litres of clear, fresh water into the ocean every hour.

Floating down this shallow, but quite swift flowing creek was a whole heap of fun!