Confessions
I’ll ‘fess up, I didn’t shoot this morning. Instead, I was on the sofa with the monsters watching The Pipeline Masters finals. Go Robbo!
Looking at the beach now, I haven’t missed much – a very dreary unphotogenic morning with dark skies, rain, thunderstorms and lightning. We have had a dream run of weather lately, so I’m fine to put the cameras down and dig into some of the images shot on those diamond days. Here’s Coogee, Gordons and Bondi on that glamourous past Saturday.
There are waves out there, ENE winds, and a declining south swell.
:: uge
Loubi’s on Bondi
The French designer Christian Louboutin needs no introduction – famous for his red sole shoes. He’s landed in Bondi, in the way of a pop up – to celebrate what Australia is famous for – our long hot Summer with ‘Loubi’s on the beach’. From today until the 19th of February. My take on Loubi’s – […]
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Dawning
There are many benefits to waking early; research from the University of Toronto found that people who wake up earlier are generally happier and have a better outlook on life. Mix that wake-up with a morning swim, surf, or run on a warm summer’s morning – and you’re set for the day! Today we have […]
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Impeccable
As far as the weekend’s go, the past two days have been epic. Not too hot, not too cool, and not too muggy, with no wind, NO WIND, fun waves and no gridlock (but still fairly busy). What a treat! On Saturday, the all-day westerlies revealed unbelievable watercolours – you rarely see that deep turquoise in […]
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Outstanding
The sunrise was colourful, warm, and decent little waves running – but the enormous, dangerous crowds weren’t my cuppa. It’s hectic out there – I witnessed a full-blown head-on where either party wouldn’t give way (even got a photo – scroll down). Three banks had waves, and the shoreys were fully operational as the tide […]
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High Tide Nugs
The 7 am high tide was pushing up on the shores, occasionally spitting out a little hollow section for the groms. If you’re circa 30 k-gees, you’d be stoked. Out the back, the longboarders were partying, with crumbly, fat, lengthy rides. A big crew on ramp 2, creating a bit of chaos at sunrise. Be […]
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Solaris
The sunshine is in abundance, and it’s a semi-decent beach day! I hope you caught a swim or surf before work when it was briefly offshore. The southerly is blowing, warm, and less humid than earlier in the week. (25) If I weren’t working today, I’d head to Manly – where it would be super […]
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Phew!
2 x Phews. PHEW 1) Finally, the ultra-humid muggy weather has blown away with a fresh, crisp, new southerly today. It’s now much cooler and less Singapore-like. It’s also stirred up some swell, onshore mush (shoulder high), but it’s bigger than yesterday’s dribblers. Semi-surfable (even though Will found a tubey which was a freak). PHEW […]
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Return to Rituals
G’day, how’s your 2023 been so far? This week many will return to their regular routines (like me); some tykes will even be back at school! Bondi has returned to quieter times this morning, contrasting with recent busy beach days. We have small 1-2 footers limping in on a mid-south bank. Plenty of large mals enjoy […]
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Mad Bondi
Bondi is a crazy place. We forget just how mental after two years of Covid/La Nina – watering the madness down. This summer, we have an enormous array of tourists returning AND the kick-ass weather to match. It’s back to full crank…it’s hilarious, there’s no place like it. I shimmied down the beach at 5:40 am; […]
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TWENTY-4
TWENTY-FOUR – no, not 20-24, not 24 degrees on land – but a sublime 24 degrees in the water at sunrise today. That’s warmer than the 23-degree air temperature at 6 am. Needless to say, ava swim to kick off the week. First day back at the office? Wasn’t it a superb Xmas of surf […]
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We’ve moved…
Big big news, after 14 years of working out of an old mechanics yard on Curlewis in Bondi we’ve skipped a couple of streets to the bustling pavements of Hall Street – Bondi’s main drag. It’s awesome! I’ve ALWAYS wanted to be on Hall, and being booted out seemed like the optimal time to take […]
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Seeya 2022
Wow, we are here – the last day of 2021! I don’t usually post on Saturdays, but I’ve been off the grid for a while and wish you all a happy new year. For me, 2022 was the year of endless challenges and the strangest year of my working career. I won’t bore you with […]
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