Clifton Beach in Queensland is in the tropics approximately 22 km north of the city of Cairns. It's also known as the local beach of Cairns even though Cairns is by the sea there is no beach there.
The photos show the sign and do enlarge it for it has much information. We have the pathway, and the Vinegar one needs to place on a sting from a stinger if you are unlucky enough to get strung. In the winter time you don't often see any nasties at the beach or in the water but just in case it's best not to go into the sea. The vinegar always remains in that red post, no one removes it and it always has vinegar in it, always. There are nets in the sea to help keep them out.
I stood in an ant nest under one of those trees and of course ants were climbing up my legs, makes me shudder to think of it. There was one big dash to remove them to move away further to the sea.
In the photos you can see a few Islands, Double Island, Haycock Island and Green Island.
Beautiful place! Will vinegar help?
ReplyDeleteYes Anne. Answer from the internet: *nematocysts (stinging cells) on the skin, preventing them from releasing more venom. It is highly effective as an immediate treatment for tropical, Box jellyfish, and Irukandji stings by "locking" the stinging cells to stop further envenomation*
DeleteBeautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda.
DeleteA good place for a long walk.
ReplyDeleteThat is for sure and the weather being warm too helps.
DeleteThe beaches looks so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's rather a lovely beach in the tropics, Marit.
DeleteI would love to take a walk at the beach...so clean and nice.
ReplyDeleteYes it certainly is clean, I've never seen a dirty beach in Australia, Angie.
DeleteI like that they supply vinegar to help. Crawling up your leg. Now I'm itchy. lol.
ReplyDeleteYes it's good they supply the vinegar just in case. Those ants where large ones too, not the usual little ones.
DeleteSuch a beautiful place to run and walk barefoot.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely bare feet Giorgio with the sand between the toes.
DeleteThose four views of the beach are lovely.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you Jan. North, South and straight ahead and another for good measure :)
DeleteMargaret, to je výborný příspěvek! Vyhledala jsem si u nás dostupnou informaci k této pláži na 9.4.2026:
ReplyDeleteDnešní den na pláži Clifton Beach bude spíše průměrný a vyžaduje trochu obezřetnosti. I když je vzduch příjemně prohřátý na 28.3 °C a moře láká svou teplotou 27.1 °C ke koupání, obloha zůstává převážně pod mrakem. Hlavním faktorem, který může znepříjemnit odpočinek na písku, je silnější vítr, který zvedá vlny a může být místy nepříjemně nárazový. Pokud se přesto vydáte k vodě, nezapomeňte na kvalitní ochranu proti slunci, protože UV index dosahuje hodnoty 8.3, což znamená vysoké riziko spálení i při oblačné obloze. Podmínky pro plavání jsou vzhledem k vlnobití náročnější, proto buďte při vstupu do vody opatrní a sledujte aktuální situaci na místě.
Velmi zajímavé, protože u nás začíná jaro, noční teploty 2°C, denní asi 8°C.
How wonderful you looked the beach up - it's amazing what you can find. Autumn here and up there in the tropics as you have noted it's cloudy and still warm. Did you know that there is a Clifton Beach in Tasmania too but of course it's cooler down there :)
DeleteIt is a rather nice area to visit mid winter. Summer? No way.
ReplyDeleteToo hot in summer plus the nasties are about even though there are nets there i the sea it's a help against them, Andrew. Winter swims, lovely.
DeleteGreat area BUT very expensive hotels !
ReplyDeleteLoved my visits up there with college mates and friends from my Papua -New Guinea days. We did get up to mischief - ha ha!
Colin
PS: Lovely day here at Terrigal but school kids and motorized bloody bikes rule supreme!
I bet you did get up to some mischief, but you have those memories, Colin :)
DeleteRainy day here today which is a good thing because we haven't had much rain all summer.
Bella playa. . Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you J.P.
DeleteIt looks like a lovely wide beach, plenty of room.
ReplyDeleteYes it's a wide one and certainly a lot of room to move around in. Not that many people there in winter though as the locals would be too cold...lol even if the temperature was 28 to 35 Deg C, and of course the humidity would be much lower in the wintertime.
DeleteDoes the surf get rough there?
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Hels it sure does. We have to remember the winds, then there are the cyclones or the edge of the cyclones the come that way sometimes in late summer. Aways get windy with rough surf by the sea many times no matter where.
DeleteIt carries a quiet reminder that nature’s beauty is never without its edge.
ReplyDeleteIt sure does. Just never take anything for granted.
DeleteA explicação sobre o local alerta para os perigos que se podem enfrentar.
ReplyDeleteÉ bom estar avisado para que se não corram riscos desnecessários.
Abraço de amizade, Margaret.
Juvenal Nunes
Yes, it is good to be warned then we know and it's our own fault if we don't read the notices.
DeleteWhat a beautiful series of photos, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteI think the view is amazing.
I hope the ants got off your leg quickly in the sea.
All the best, Irma
I always appreciate the quality of your images. I love the fact that the vinegar is there, just in case.
ReplyDeleteAnts are intriguing, wonderful creatures - but not on your body!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog
ReplyDeletePlease read my post
ReplyDeleteMargaret imagined the moment of desperation when seeing ants walking on your feet. I had that when I was little. Playing, we would hide behind the trees without noticing that there were red ants that bite.
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