chunder down under

As part of my continuing series looking at the beaches North of Cairns, we next move to Holloways Beach, probably the first decent one. This was on a weekend so this is about as crowded as it gets. It looks like I am lurking behind a tree, but really I am just trying to keep out of the sun.
















An indication of why it may not be more crowded can be gleaned from the sign, which forbids practically everything. If they had room on the sign to ban building sandcastles they probably would. Also if you click to enlarge it and read all the things that are supposed to be lurking in the water you can see why there is no one swimming (note: there were no flags).
















It's quite a long beach, as you can see from the shot looking down it. Also there was a kite-surfing competition going on at Yorkey's Knob (yes, it's a real place), I couldn't get across the creek to get to it so if you enlarge the picture you may just about make it out. Kite-surfing, along with wake-boarding is very popular here.

Beach Rating: not bad, but nothing special.
















As always, Click to Enlarge.