I’m on the Goldie!
The first local I chatted with said “Don’t go outside, it’s freezing” (he was wearing a singlet and thongs). It confused me. I checked my phone – 23 degrees and perfectly sunny outside. I thought he must have meant the water, which is also 23 degrees…ah, these Queenslanders have it good up here – spoilt. They’re still surfing in boardies and it’s nearly winter!
It’s an aquatic paradise on the Gold Coast, no one seems too interested in working and everybody is up for a chat. A long chat.
I’ve lucked into some salubrious Supa Bank conditions and it’s like dream – long walls, waves that never end…stuff I used to draw on my school books as a kid.
Tomorrow there will be an enormous swell here… really big. It’s uncertain how it will unfold, but I am praying to catch a wave from Snapper to Kirra – just one, on my own, as that’s on my bucket list. It’s not easy getting a wave off several WCT surfers – and well there’s Mick, Joel and Steph…but I’m patient.
Enough typing, posting, shooting – I am hitting the beach!
:: uge
P.S. I flew Rex up here. It’s cheaper than a taxi to Syd airport and good!
Awesome shots Uge !!
‘24 Carat Gold Coast’ Wow what an incredible shot! One for the favourites list. No photoshop right?
Only adjustments to bring a raw flat file to life, Dan.
Certainly no destructive editing.
Amazing shots as usual