Fly Point

We caught up with friends in Nelson Bay this morning and it was a pretty hot day.

As it is a public holiday thousands of people were congregating on the beach.

Personally, I don't get sitting on a beach but as we walked back to our car, I took a photo of the 'tourists' at Fly Point.

This is the main reason why most of us 'locals' hibernate until the end of January when the summer holidays end.

I really hate crowded beaches but luckily our local beach is outside the tourist area and doesn't get as busy as this.

Roll on February when the kids go back to school after the summer holidays and a lot of the visitors will leave.

[Gosia]

Wow, pretty crowded

[Beryl Lloyd]

Yes , pretty crowded and not foe me , but makes for a colourful scene!!

[Renee Salamon]

Nicely capturing the scene though

[Lois]

Colorful line up!

[Kathy A]

I saw all the crowded beaches on the news tonight

[Joan Robillard]

Nice shot

[Lou Ann]

I think if you live inland and have to travel to a beach, you want to stay for a while. I actually like those shade shelters. Here everyone uses umbrellas and they don’t do as good a job of shielding people from the sun. This is a great capture of the crowded beach. I’m glad for your sake (and ours, we benefit from your wonderful beach photos) that the beach closer to you is not really on the tourist’s radar.

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely beach capture. I pity a beach like this when I see it empty of people. Now I have a longing for Summer. However I prefer rocky beaches than the sandy ones.

[Diana]

A fabulous shot of the holiday makers and this lovely bay.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture. They are smart to stay in the shade.

[LManning (Laura)]

It does look crowded, but it makes for a vibrant scene.

[Cliff McFarlane]

Envious of the beach, not so sure about sharks

[Fisher Family]

A nice shot of the busy beach scene!

Ian

[Nigel Rogers]

Sitting here looking at this scene and wondering were my glass of rose is........

[Milanie]

I'm not sure people here are as smart about shades like these. Looks like a good idea - after all those others go home!

[Susan Wakely]

I am not a beach person but love being by the sea and spend lots of time outside.

[Margaret Brown]

That looks very busy and am amazed at the amount of shade people use. I don’t suppose there is as much sun here but you tend to see sun hats more.

[Judith Johnson]

A lovely beach scene with plenty of shade

[Dawn]

A lovely beach scene

[haskar]

I also like empty beaches and that's why I go to the seaside in late autumn.

[Tunia McClure]

I want to dig my feet into the sand and all I have outside is snow.

[Peter]

Looks like a lovely day, well captured in wonderful colour Babs:)

[Erika]

What a lovely scene. My drippy, rainy, wintery climate makes me envious.

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely beach scene. When we lived in Cyprus, beaches were always better out of season!

[Jeremy Cross]

The sea looks very appealing!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this beautiful beach view.

[Helen Jane]

deserted beaches are always the best but they can get a lot more crowded than this in the uk - when the weather is fine people flock to the coast. You are fortunate to live away from the crowds with easy access to a beach for walking.

[Corinne C]

A nice capture. Makes me want to go to the beach, somewhere warm :-)

[PhotoCrazy]

Too crowded! Lovely image!

[Annie D]

great summer holiday scene - like you I prefer it less busy

[Shutterbug]

It sure does look crowded. February is just around the corner.

[Rick]

Great shot. Does look rather crowed.

[eDorre]

What a colorful fun capture!

[Babs]

@gosia @beryl @rensala @loweygrace @joansmor @louannwarren @ludwigsdiana @sangwann @corinnec @mittens @ljmanning @fishers @nigelrogers @milaniet @wakelys @craftymeg @busylady @Dawn @haskar @tunia @pcoulson @epcello @jeremyccc @pyrrhula @helenhall @corinnec @photographycrazy @photographycrazy @annied @shutterbug49 @rickster549 @edorreandresen Thanks. Too crowded here for me but luckily, we know plenty of beaches in our area that the tourists don't know about.

@kjarn I hate crowded beaches.

@clifford No sharks in this area. Nelson Bay is sheltered and the sharks don't come here. On the ocean side of the beaches here such as Fingal Bay, Anna Bay and Boat Harbour there are sharks because that is open ocean. There are lifeguards on duty on those beaches though and they look out for sharks etc and swimmers caught in rips.

@carole_sandford Indeed, we used to stay away from the tourists beaches in Cyprus too, but at Akrotiri only Forces people were able to go on the beach because it was inside the Sovreign Base Area.

My daughter is going to Cyprus in June. I expect she will see quite a few changes since the late 80s.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I'm not much of beach sitter either- I'd rather walk or swim- but not on a hot day!

[Kathy]

A nice look at the beach action. I like the multicolored and patterned canopies and umbrellas. Much needed when the sun is very hot.

[John Falconer]

Looks a nice spot.