This morning we were greeted with a 30 cm , 10 second southerly swell and a 3knot south east wind of no consequence in our secluded corner. Though I can tell you with some confidence that we will see 1-1.5 meter southerly swell by tomorrow and lasting all week. With a low tide of .4m at 7:38am it was wise to lift the landing gear around the point. With a beautiful sunrise at 6.55am and water back up again 18.8 degrees and an air temp much higher than normal it was a spectacular day for a swim.
With a low tide of .4m at 7:38am it was wise to lift the landing gear around the point. With a beautiful sunrise at 6.55am and water back up again 18.8 degrees and an air temp much higher than normal it was a spectacular day for a swim. The surf club board paddlers were a little late this morning.
But the Yoga crew was right on time.
For a sunrise to remember all day.
The 6:30 crew reported great conditions.
Hit the wrong setting but you get the idea.
Somebody in full camo ready for the morning assault.
And frenetic activity round the scoreboard.
And the procession begins
Just a few notes about tonight. Be there for Ted Talks Manly starring our own Annie.
The kickoff was much warmer than expected.
A little lumpy on the point though.
With all well spread out for a start
Off to a leisurely pace
Underwater though it was a little busy with the tiny tots.
Zebra’s everywhere.
Bubbles from the passing throng.
And then what do you know a passing Ian bobbed up.
Some wild effects in the shallows.
And over the white cliffs as the waves broke.
A constellation of bubbles worthy of a picture
Theres the tail end of the throng now.
A few more waves though quite small
Then more zebra’s grazing.
Lucky there weren’t more collisions.
A few jacks playing follow the leader.
And a couple of triffids thrown in for good measure
Without pointing there were lots of happy people at Shelley
It was hard not to smile
Some went a little further but it sums it up
And then the home run.
A few Sgt Bakers in their Winter plumage
And still more fish
everywhere
Even Gandalph the Blue sailed past.
And this throng almost caused a were deep to the sandy bottom
And stretched to the surface
Definitely nursery day out
And another employing the high speed low drag initiative
With Bruce Baird close behind
And these guys trying unsuccessfully to hide
Would have been better in this
And with the low tide the landing gear came down early for a walk home
Really a spectacular day
With a breakfast for champions
And by the way Bernard’s back
And here is his front.
Have a great day everyone and keep smiling.
Brian
With a low tide of .4m at 7:38am it was wise to lift the landing gear around the point. With a beautiful sunrise at 6.55am and water back up again 18.8 degrees and an air temp much higher than normal it was a spectacular day for a swim.
13 comments
Lesbubbs
09/06/2015 at 12:36 pm
wow!! great Photos Brian – my fav is the ‘zebra’s crossing’ photo- with the sun streaming through the water on the fish! amazing!
And I love all the in the wave shots..
..and that terrific ‘spot lesbubbles ugly-mug’ of the day! lol
TERRY MCJANNETT
09/06/2015 at 12:38 pm
Good work Brian!
Elizabeth X
09/06/2015 at 1:12 pm
Great to see Bernard back along with a few other faces back recently after absences eg Terry, Dorset. Great photos Brian (mostly !!) capturing a superb start to the day
Jane
09/06/2015 at 1:15 pm
Fabulous pics Brian. And while I was snorkeling at a big school of Old Wifes near the white rocks on the way back – I WAS SIDESWIPED BY A DOLPHIN! Lainey-Loo and Sarah were a few metres away and saw it too. We also saw them jumping near the Bower Break. I’m sure this lone one had popped over to check us out.
Oh. Bubbles!
09/06/2015 at 1:17 pm
What a beautiful morning. Great blog today.
Lesbubbs
09/06/2015 at 1:32 pm
oh yeah welcome back BERNHARD!!
Rob
09/06/2015 at 1:45 pm
Great to see you back in the water Bernie 🙂
Snorkles
09/06/2015 at 2:13 pm
There are some pics of the dolphins on Manly Daily – arwww lovely!
Lips
09/06/2015 at 2:57 pm
Thanks Brian. Love the stats. Love the photos!
Lesbubbles
09/06/2015 at 2:59 pm
Omg side swiped by dolphin!!! Thats fantastic Jane!
LSA aka HKTQ
09/06/2015 at 3:04 pm
Really big WOW! Zebras crossing and all those underwater shots are incredible…..
Funny story: I was looking on my phone in a taxi in HK and was so captivated I missed my stop and had to walk back….That’s a first!!
Elizabeth
09/06/2015 at 9:19 pm
Welcome back Bernhard! Great photos Brian. Really great shots of the water.
Marco
10/06/2015 at 6:07 am
Great , theme photos and commentary thanks Brian !