Six days in Bermagui: the Blue Pool; surfers at Camel Rock; white-bellied sea eagles and a border-koolie called Magpie

Bermagui. Jewel of the south coast of New South Wales. Photo taken from Camel Rock beach, across 5kms of Pacific Ocean. Clockwise: Main street and foreshore of the town; Horseshoe Bay just over the foreshore lawns; mouth of the Bermagui River; Horseshoe Bay. The local ocean swimmers, who call themselves the Blue Balls, were a … Continue reading Six days in Bermagui: the Blue Pool; surfers at Camel Rock; white-bellied sea eagles and a border-koolie called Magpie →

A 15 kilometre training swim in the ocean at Apollo Bay

Dan, a friend of mine, did a 15km ocean swim today in 5 hours and 43 minutes. He has been training at Apollo Bay since winter last year for the Cottosloe to Fremantle 19.7km ocean swimming race (the Rottnest Channel Swim) on 25 February 2023. Many choose to do the swim in team relays. Dan … Continue reading A 15 kilometre training swim in the ocean at Apollo Bay →

Port Campbell SLSC Ocean Swim 2023

An extended summer period without any decent swell in the area ended last Friday when waves like these rolled in along the Victorian west coast. The swell on Saturday wasn't too bad either. Little Henty Reef just off Hayley Point at Marengo (near Apollo Bay) Hayley Point last Friday Port Campbell ocean swimming race on … Continue reading Port Campbell SLSC Ocean Swim 2023 →

Spring, Bright & Apollo Bay

A spring holiday in Bright. Late snow crowning Mount Bogong in mid September. Photo taken from the Murray to Mountains rail trail near the centre of Bright. Mount Bogong from Tawonga Gap, under an interesting sky. View to the east from Mt Buffalo Gorge. Snow capped mountains on the horizon. The green valley is the … Continue reading Spring, Bright & Apollo Bay →

Morning Swim at Apollo Bay

I start most days with a swim in the ocean at Apollo Bay. On this day there was small clean swell and an offshore wind. Both were welcome after a week or more of easterlies and no real swell. I decided to play in the shorebreak this morning rather than swim my usual 1-1.5kms. I … Continue reading Morning Swim at Apollo Bay →