The Greatest Sand on Earth

On Thursday we took a boat to Whitehaven Beach, which is said be one of the best beaches in the world. The sand is so fine and soft that you would need no footwear if you were to live here. I tried to walk to the end of the beach, just to see if I could, but I never reached it. It was like a mirage that was always ahead of me, but never realized. It was at least three miles long.
The weather was cloudy and the breeze kept us from swimming in the water, except for Nathan who kept venturing into the surf. Steve joined in a game of beach cricket with some other folks from our group. I beachcombed to find hermit crabs and shells to show the children. We came across a huge seastar that was ashore in low tide. The boys spent most of their time covering themselves with sand and hunting for beach critters. If the sun had been out it would have been an idyllic day.
This is definitely a place worth returning to if we are ever in this part of the world again.