Thinking it would be another wet Monday morning I planned a “Rain” music theme. While the rain kept away the effects of the storm dominated the day so I’ll stay with some of the music.
I only know of 3 swimmers who attempted a swim (1@Manly + 2@Shelly). It was solid whitewater well past the point and the beach and presumably the surf was littered with debris. So I decided to walk to Shelly. To my surprise a police safety barrier blocked the boardwalk after the shops at Fairy Bower (half-way beach) I did NOT venture into the water.
Set Fire To the Rain (Adele, 2011)
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12 comments
Shelley K
June 6, 2016 at 12:25 pm
Great blog with some groovin tunes, thanks Simon. Shame about the carnage en route to Shelly.
I will watch my Ps and Qs and make no further comment on the ‘swim’.
Roz
June 6, 2016 at 1:32 pm
Wow… the destruction of the Manly > Shelly walk is way worse than expected. I think (practically) no swimmers says it all!
JeffwithaJ
June 6, 2016 at 2:01 pm
A great collection of photos Simon catching Mother Nature’s drama.
This morning they used fences to block access to the Shelly walk at The Bower Cafe, through to Shelly Beach.
Lisa B
June 6, 2016 at 2:46 pm
What Devastation! Simon your photos really bring home how frightening and powerful the storm was. It is so sad to see our beautiful corner of the world, our paradise, so smashed up. I hope the marine life managed to find a protected corner. Thanks for the music. It provided a much cheerier note
lesbubs
June 6, 2016 at 2:52 pm
I for one am looking forward to finding the actual toilet bowls at the bottom of cabbage tree bay in the coming weeks! yay! 🙁
..and maybe one those waving Queen Elizabeth dolls that were in the gift shop windows all these years..
LSA aka HKTQ
June 6, 2016 at 3:05 pm
…not to mention the head of one of the lovely Bower statues….
LSA aka HKTQ
June 6, 2016 at 3:13 pm
Simon, lovely blog, but see today’s attendance! An elite group of us took the adventure trail which included the Bower Detour up and around the back and down by the sorry-looking Boathouse to fulfill the B&B promise of a swim group 365 days a year.
Lovely, little Shelly tea-bag, catching a wave into shore…. Just like a Hong Kong swim after a typhoon and the water after rinsing my bathers told the same tale….
So glad to be here for this super-scenic adventure before we leave for HK in a few days….
Simon Cowell
June 6, 2016 at 4:45 pm
Les bubbles I think I found the toilet door this still something in there
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Bill McCaffeine
June 6, 2016 at 5:09 pm
Great documentary Simon
The huge swell was forecast and no one was injured
But I reckon it was all a bit more than anyone expected
Lips
June 6, 2016 at 6:24 pm
Thanks Simon. An accurate depiction of today’s disaster zone. With music!
Lainey
June 7, 2016 at 9:41 am
Exactly LSA and a teabg it was.
Pauline
November 9, 2023 at 6:27 am
That was absolutely crazy!Enjoying the memory, but Thanks Simon