Category Archives: Swimming with the fish

I’d previously been told about some good territory located off the beach at Stratham, which is about halfway to Bunbury as the crow flies.  So today I ventured there, and while I could have driven on the beach to get to the spot I opted for a walk.  After all being on holiday I’ve gotContinue reading “Heavy traffic”

In view of not seeing too much off the local beach I headed to another section of the beach on Monday afternoon, still within Peppermint Grove Beach but requiring a bit of a car journey to get there.  Wave Walk offers a narrow and very shallow reef right off the beach, after that there isContinue reading “The freezer”

Needless to say I have been having a dip in the ocean over the last few days, and not wanting to head out in the car all of my swims on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and finally Boxing Day have been off my local beach.  The morning of Christmas Eve was busy on the beach,Continue reading “Assisted breathing”

On Monday this week I headed out to see what I could find, this time I decided to go down to the Capel River mouth and snorkel in the wide bay.  Driving along there are glimpses of the ocean, and it was not looking as good as I had hoped.  Our local beach is relativelyContinue reading “Swimming for play and work”

With two weeks off from work, a hot week leading up to Christmas and encouraged not only by the conditions down at Moses Rocks where I climbed yesterday, but also at our local beach that I had checked out on my return from the climb, I decided it was time to break the ice (orContinue reading “Heading in opposite directions”

It has been close to a months since Lisa and I had a dip at our local beach and got up close and personal with a friendly cuttlefish.  In that month I started working from home, giving me a perfect opportunity to make the most of the best midweek and weekend conditions to swim withContinue reading “A better ending”

It had been predicted to be a breezy weekend with the wind direction not being ideal for going for a dip.  However as I drove Steve home from the hospital after his last operation, which I might add he only just had done in time before they start to can elective surgery, I was watchingContinue reading “Eagle eyes”

Last weekend I squeezed in a quick snorkel before everyone rocked up to our place for the first viewing of Wiggins latest video.  I had two reasons for this, well maybe three.  The conditions were lovely and I knew that the rest of the day would be chewed up so it was my only chance;Continue reading “The Blob”

It is going to be a busy social weekend for us with the weekend packed with a year twelve ball, meals out and a bit of a shin dig for the premier of the latest Wiggins film, of which you will hear more about after the red carpet event has occurred.  But before the mayhemContinue reading “It’s all in the tail”

After a great mornings climbing at Smiths Beach Rongy and I had always intended, if the conditions were good, to head out for a snorkel.  The intention being to check out some new territory.  Just along the coast from where we had been climbing is a place called the aquarium, a local secret before socialContinue reading “Into the deep”