The Friday 26 April 2019 swell The swell in autumn along the west of Victoria is sufficiently reliable for the Rip Curl Pro surfing contest to be held at Bells Beach around Easter each year. This year was the 58th year of the contest. The Rip Curl Pro was the second event on the 2019 … Continue reading April 2019 at Apollo Bay – big swell, a 5m shark sighting and a cold front
During a short swim in a river mouth on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, I confirmed that the shark in your head can chase you out of the water at least as effectively as an actual shark. Before explaining that statement, a few photos of things that interested me recently along the coast of … Continue reading Encounter with the shark in my head
A few random thoughts of mine on sharks and ocean swimmers, prompted by discussions with friends about a shark sighting at a nearby beach 5 days before a planned swim there with a group of friends last summer. This post is nothing more than a description of my approach to the fact of sharks being … Continue reading Sharks and Ocean Swimming
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