The beach is a short three minute walk from where we live, and jumping in the water after work is always so refreshing. It can also help to wash away whatever thoughts of work may remain lurking in the back of my mind. Despite knowing this, I rarely make use of the extravagant luxury ofContinue reading “Close encounters of the smallest kind”
Category Archives: Swimming with the fish
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With a date like today’s, combined with Howsie’s 2022 challenge of attempting every grade 22 in the south west climbing guide, how could we not take a day out from the routine of life to bag a 22 or two. In fact we thought maybe in keeping with the date Howsie should jump on threeContinue reading “22022022”
A little ray of sunshine
For the first time since before the school holidays, two months back, the conditions along our stretch of coastline seem to be improving. The last week has been another scorcher, mid-thirties and above most days but this time there have not been the strong easterlies to churn up the water. As such this week IContinue reading “A little ray of sunshine”
Dangerous conditions
I’ve been watching the water after work each day and it seems that things have been clearing up a bit. Or so it seemed looking down at it from the road side and not taking the time to walk up to it. I was going to jump in myself but then Geoff and Nana toldContinue reading “Dangerous conditions”
A woolly head tonic
Hot, hot, hot was the forecast and while Rongy was keen to get out for a climb, he was also eyeing up the chance of jumping in the water for a snorkel afterwards. So we decided on a quick climb at Smiths Beach followed by a dip in the ocean. Even though we were planningContinue reading “A woolly head tonic”
Sleep swimming
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”
Hazard control
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”
The shooting star
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”
Eight in the morning
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”
A biology lesson
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”
Sandbagged 