We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
to go to famous Byron Bay.
But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to Australia.

Georg, from Austria

in article 40438b0b$0$12384$91cee783@newsreader02.highway.tel ekom.at, Georg
Naggies at g.naggies@gmx.at wrote on 3/1/04 3:11 PM:

> We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
> One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
> to go to famous Byron Bay.
> But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
> What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
> Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to Australia.
>
> Georg, from Austria
>


Oh yeah, it's a party town 24/7/365(6) and yes, it's swimmable particularly
if, as you are, used to colder temperatures.

It's a nice problem to be "stuck" with. Trade you problems!

why not go another 5 hours drive to the north to the Sunshine Coast you'll
have swimmable beaches there in August

"Georg Naggies" <g.naggies@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
> One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
> to go to famous Byron Bay.
> But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
> What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
> Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to
Australia.
>
> Georg, from Austria
>

On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 20:11:55 +0100, Georg Naggies <g.naggies@gmx.at>
wrote:

>We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
>One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
>to go to famous Byron Bay.
>But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
>What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
>Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to Australia.
>
>Georg, from Austria

I live on the coast at Pottsville Beach 20 km from Byron Bay.
In August we are in the middle of winter, but average temperatures are
21c max and 12c min (see
http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/grid.pl?gr=S28E153 and click on Cape
Byron Lighthouse).

You can check out water temperatures here
http://www.mhl.nsw.gov.au/www/real_quick.htmlx

or here http://www.realsurf.com/RS_Html/20020107.php3 .

Whatever you find, by Austrian standards it's going to be warm!

PS When you get here, rent a car and wander the hinterland as well. Just
remember to drive on the wrong side of the road :-)
I'll have a beer with you when you get here.

Bon Voyage.

Cheers Alan

Raffi Balmanoukian wrote:

> in article 40438b0b$0$12384$91cee783@newsreader02.highway.tel ekom.at, Georg
> Naggies at g.naggies@gmx.at wrote on 3/1/04 3:11 PM:
>
>
>>We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
>>One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
>>to go to famous Byron Bay.
>>But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
>>What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
>>Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to Australia.
>>
>>Georg, from Austria
>>
>
>
>
> Oh yeah, it's a party town 24/7/365(6) and yes, it's swimmable particularly
> if, as you are, used to colder temperatures.
>
> It's a nice problem to be "stuck" with. Trade you problems!
>

thanks for your reply!

"stuck" in the sense of stuck with August travelling time, which makes
the nearer destinations like the Mediterranian uninviting due to heat &
high season.

cheerio Georg

Been there many times in July/August. Usually very nice - plenty of
people on the beach and in the water. As you go north it gets
progressively warmer, though at some point, around Bundaberg, you run
out of good surf because of the reef offshore. Noosa and the Sunshine
Coast, just to the north of Brisbane, should be a slightly warmer than
Byron and might also be worth considering.

Ralph R, CT, USA


Georg Naggies <g.naggies@gmx.at> wrote in message news:<40438b0b$0$12384$91cee783@newsreader02.highw ay.telekom.at>...
> We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
> One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
> to go to famous Byron Bay.
> But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
> What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
> Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to Australia.
>
> Georg, from Austria

You will get surf as far north as Seventeen Seventy.

Julie

"Ralph R" <rrobin9804@aol.com> wrote in message
news:c458882c.0403011856.373178a5@posting.google.c om...
> Been there many times in July/August. Usually very nice - plenty of
> people on the beach and in the water. As you go north it gets
> progressively warmer, though at some point, around Bundaberg, you run
> out of good surf because of the reef offshore. Noosa and the Sunshine
> Coast, just to the north of Brisbane, should be a slightly warmer than
> Byron and might also be worth considering.
>
> Ralph R, CT, USA
>
>
> Georg Naggies <g.naggies@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:<40438b0b$0$12384$91cee783@newsreader02.highw ay.telekom.at>...
> > We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
> > One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
> > to go to famous Byron Bay.
> > But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
> > What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
> > Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to
Australia.
> >
> > Georg, from Austria

I would suggest heading up to Noosa. Warmer temps, fantastic places to eat
and great beaches.

GW

"Georg Naggies" <g.naggies@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:40438b0b$0$12384$91cee783@newsreader02.highwa y.telekom.at...
> We are stuck with three weeks holidays in August.
> One wild idea that crossed my mind was to fly all the way to Australia
> to go to famous Byron Bay.
> But ... my wife would want a beach holiday, partly at least.
> What'd you say, is Byron Bay a beach holiday year round?
> Other more northernly beaches? We would be first time visitors to
Australia.
>
> Georg, from Austria
>