I've always thought of Stradbroke Island as 'Heaven on Earth'. It's an island off the coast of Brisbane, in Moreton Bay. It's only accessible by water taxi for people, and a barge for your car. It's a large island (about 80kms long) but has only 3 small settlements. As a family, we have been visiting Stradbroke Island since I was about 12 yrs old. Everytime I come back I am flooded with memories.
This trip to Australia, we got to visit Straddie for 3 days. Our last visit was about 4 years ago, when Zoe was 3 yrs old. Everytime I come here, I re-live my childhood. It was great to show Zoe some of my favourite places on the island - the walk around the headland and look for marine life, to sit and listen to the blow-hole and watch for turtles and walk from Frenchman's beach to home along the beach and rocky headlands. The Island didn't disappoint - we watched some large rays off the headland, and saw some turtles around the blow-hole. It was low tide when we walked along the beach, and Zoe and her cousin Tess collected shells and discovered small fish and crabs in the rock pools. Zoe got to swim in the Ocean for the first time in her life! Waves!!! She was very funny to watch - trying to hold her footing against the breaking waves and squealing the whole time with a grin on her face. With her cousins, and a loan of a surf-mat, she surfed the waves like a real Aussie.
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