Curl Curl Beach

Straight into my top 3 of beaches because, in order of discovery:

- its near to a big shopping centre
- we managed to get free parking on the roadside

- a short, curved stretch of golden sand

- sand banks, good for scrambling up

- clear sea

- not the biggest waves so will be good for swimming when we build up the courage or it gets warmer, whichever is first

- cafes at one end

- proper toilet roll in the public toilets

- above the beach is a grass area with picnic tables and open showers 

- perfect rock pools for us as a family with a large lane swimming one and paddling pool with a long slope into it

- saving the best for last: I saw several Dolphins.  It looked like they were playing with the surfers, jumping over the surf just meters from them before swimming away.