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There are many places to see and stay when on Waiheke Island, and based on web information I chose Onetangi beach, on the central north coast of the island. It is quiet and a wonderful place to stay where you can fall asleep to the sound of the ocean, which for me is an incredibly relaxing thing.

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I ate dinner at Vino Vino on Ocean View Rd, Oneroa, the most populated area on the island.…

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After enjoying a long swim and bodysurfing some perfect waves, I went for a walk and looked around.

There’s lots to see and do at Coogee. On Sunday morning the aircraft appoaching Sydney Airport to land were coming from the north-east and flying towards the airport, which is south-west of Coogee.

As they passed over the beach, a giant shadow crossed the water and sand. I went up to the cliffs above the beach to watch.…

Coogee is my favourite beach in Sydney; when I have the chance I’m always in the water. On Saturday I had lunch at A Fish Called Coogee. They have various fish, prawns and octopus, some plain, some marinated. You choose your fish, and have it cooked with your choice of sides, such as chips, rice or bok choi.

I had sweet chilli blue-eye with bok choi wokked with soy and ginger. It’s more expensive than a traditional fish ‘n’ chips, but less than a seafood restaurant.…

I’ve spend the weekend in Sydney, mainly to go to the short film festival Flickerfest, but also to go to the beach. I’m staying at Coogee, but more about that later. I went to two sessions at Flickerfest – Australian program 4 and the Celebrity program. It’s held indoors (daytime) and outdoors (night) at the Bondi Beach Pavilion.

One of the films in the celebrity program was Bloodlock, directed by Nash Edgerton and staring his brother Joel Edgerton.…

Bunker Bay near Dunsborough on the northern edge of the Margaret River winery region in WA is such a lovely place for a holiday. This is the beach directly in front of the resort.

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The Rivermouth beach where the Margaret River (almost) meets the Indian Ocean is a fantastic beach. It is steeply sloped from the high tide point down into the water and becomes deep quickly. The conditions and swell make for great body surfing, boogie boarding and surfing. It can be dangerous to swim there (and signs indicate that swimming is not allowed) but when I have the opportunity I can’t resist body surfing the powerful waves.

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When in the Margaret River region I stayed at the Bunker Bay resort near Dunsborough. It’s absolutely beautiful, with the most abundant native gardens I have ever seen. The beach at Bunker Bay is lovely too, especially by moonlight.

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Picture this: you’re on holiday in sunny Perth enjoying a couple of days catching up with friends. You’re staying at the Ocean Beach Hotel across the road from North Cottesloe Beach and fall asleep listening to the waves breaking on the sand.

While sitting above the beach watching the sun set over the Indian ocean on December 6 you’re buzzed by a RAAF Hercules at a height of about 200 metres. It’s coming from the south, dipping low from Fremantle and swinging left and right to hug the coastline north to Cottesloe and Swanbourne (where the SAS barracks are) and on to Trigg and Scarborough.…