Category Archives: Swimming with the fish

My last, what I would call successful, snorkel was when I abandoned our local beach and headed to Bunbury to escape the South Western Stingers (stingers).  That was not quite four weeks back, but it feel like so much longer.  It may feel so much longer, as I have taken leave from work during thisContinue reading “Sleep swimming”

Christmas Day crept up on us.  The household no longer explodes into feverish excitement at the first sign of light, eager to see if the big man had been.  So I was hoping to have a morning dip.  Although, after a quick walk over the dunes to check the conditions, it was clear that itContinue reading “Hazard control”

Over the last week I was hoping to dip in and out of the ocean after work, but as it was I only managed two snorkels.  The first was in crystal clear waters, as the image below shows.  Sadly the easterlies then started to come in, and when I went for the second dip theContinue reading “The shooting star”

Early Friday morning I woke just a few minutes before the alarm went off.  It was dark, as I quietly crept round the kitchen making a cup of tea.  After last week’s break in our Friday morning routine, due to the amazing hike in the Stirling Ranges, the ritual was restored.  This week only HowsieContinue reading “Eight in the morning”

I mention in my last post that I was hoping to get to a location I’ve not yet explored.  This was planned with Esky, who today was instead heading out for a scuba in search of crays.  So I put that idea aside and reached out to Geoff and Nana, and they were keen toContinue reading “A biology lesson”

The sun sets and rises really quickly in this part of the world, and if you look away you might miss that magical moment.  In a similarly fast fashion the season seems to have switch over almost overnight.  It seems that after weeks of looking at a grey and weed ridden ocean things have magicallyContinue reading “The star attraction”

Sunday morning came in a bit strange.  Lisa drove in for her fitness class in soupy fog and it was still lingering when she got back mid-morning.  So instead of going for a snorkel I was up for a beach walk with Lisa and the dogs.  Blue sky crept in and it looked like itContinue reading “Garden ornaments”

After a fun session of climbing at Castle Rock, Tomski, Jaime and I walked back to the car and as we walked I pondered whether the water conditions made it worth jumping in for a snorkel.    It was hard to say as there looked to be a bit of swell, but the only way toContinue reading “Staying in control”

Friday night after work Lisa and I took the poodles for a walk down to the beach.  The sunset was incredible, tendrils of the sole cloud bank stretched across the sky and turned yellow, orange and finally a fiery red as the sun dipped below the horizon.  We stood watching the amazing show but IContinue reading “The glass house”