Saturday morning started out as normal the last few weeks – wet cold with big surf.
Redhead Shark tower with some big surf 23/7/11
Redhead 2Shark Tower 3-7-11
It cleaned up Monday but was still big. Redhead 25/7/11
Redhead Surf 25-7-11
Swansea Channel Sunday 24/7/11
Swansea Channel 24-7-11
Fishin Boats wisely stayed inside the heads Sunday 24/7/11 as the bar was dodgy.
Boats in the safety of inside Swansea channel 24-7-11
Monday Blacksmiths 25/7/11 dredging sand and double ups – a rare sight.
Blacksmiths surfer 25-7-11
Redhead Monday 25/7/11 A surfer tries his luck.
Redhead surfer 25-7-11
A Sand Crab’s art 1981 - maybe a bird?
Sand Crab patterns 1981
Narabeen’s Col Smith awesome backhand reo Bells final 1977.
Narabeen Col Smith at Bells 77 Awsome re-enty
Bali Kids 1977. These kids slept just outside my losman at Legion in an open sleep out and were great company.
Bali Kids 1977
Bali Legion beach 1977 no high rise yet.
Bali Legian Beach 1977
Belmont Bay at dusk from the 16 Footers Balcony.
Belmont Bay dusk 24-7-11
Saturday morning cool grey and foggy Redhead Bluff 16/7/2011
Redhead Bluff in fog 16-7-11
Newcastle Beach water shot lunchtime 18/7/11. Good for longboards, this surfer breaks into a big grin as he shaves past a body boarder paddling out.
Newcastle Surfer 1 18-7-11
Newcastle Beach water shot lunchtime 18/7/11. A nice inside section trim.
Newcastle Surfer 2 18-7-11
Awsome sunset Redhead Little beach 18/7/11. I just timed my trip home from work nicley as the sun faded with a beautiful light show.
Redhead Bluff. A young body boarder makes his way home as it gets cool.
Redhead Bluff Sunset 18-07-11
Redhead Little Beach Twilight 18/7/11
Redhead Little Beach Sunset 18-07-11 Redhead big Beach sunset.Redhead Big Beach Sunset 18-07-11
And the surf was good.
Redhead Beach surf on susnset 18-07-11
Redhead Shark Tower Sunset 18/7/11
Redhead Shark Tower at Sunset 18-07-11
Redhead Big Beach Sunset 18/7/11
Redhead Big Beach at sunset 18-07-11
The swell kept getting bigger and meaner this week.
A big one coming past Newcastle Baths lunchtime 12/7/11
Newcastle Baths in big surf 12-7-11
Another big wave Newcastle point 12/7/11
Newcastle Beach big wave 12-7-11
Late arvo Merewether Point 13/7/11
Merewether Point 13-7-11
Merewether Point late on 13/7/11
Merewether 13-7-11
As the light fades a big set comes through at Merewether point 13/7/11
- Merewether Point late 13-7-11
To get a feel for how heavy it was at Newcastle I got in for an eye level view – 14/7/11
Rough surf Newcastle 14-7-11
Big wave at Newcastle 14/7/11
Newcastle Beach big wave 14-7-11
Another big one Newcastle 14/7/11 with bonus bird.
Newcastle big wave 14-7-11 10 with Bonus bird
Some old stuff -
Girls watching Grant Kenny compete – Surf Carnival Redhead beach 1978
Girls watching Surf Carnival Redhead 1978
Redhead SLSC 75th Reunion 1977 – some long standing members.
Redhead SLSC 75th Reunion 1977
More winter swells on the way.
Newcastle at lunchtime 8/7/2011 no one out and some big ones hammering in.
Newcastle Beach Heavy Wave 8-7-11
Newcastle Beach good one 8-7-11
Merewether Point 8-7-11
Merewether Beach evening glow 8-7-11
Redhead closeout 9-7-11
Redhead wind sprayed wave 9-7-11
Black Neds Bay Swansea 30/6/11 – A nice place to go for a paddle, it’s only shallow so best go a high tide and you can see the fish moving around, watch out for the razor clams though.
Black Neds Bay Swansea 30-6-11
Blacksmiths 29/6/11 choppy and raining but still a nice sight.
Blacksmiths Beach rain cloud 29-6-11
Overlooking Newcastle City May 2011 some of it old and some new.
Overlooking Newcastle City May 2011
Wendy Saddington and friends visiting Redhead beach 1969. Wendy sings the blues properly and has one of Australia’s best voices and played at Newcastle Wests Bus Stop Disco the night before. Bus Stop Disco hosted Australia’s best bands like the La De Das and Levi Smiths Clefts and I didn’t hear much disco music there as it wasn’t invented yet – that was a 70′s thing.
Singer Wendy Saddington visits Redhead 1969
Milano’s Restaurant Mark’s Point Marina Feb 2011 – nice food and service and a nice view.
Milano's Restaurant at Marks Pt Marina Feb 2011