Merry Christmas! I was trying to think of something to do with Christmas and it’s with thanks to Dale and Zoe I have the true tale of Wendy Bendy Bertha.
Poor Wendy (formerly named Bertha) the Chicken, somehow broke her leg. Dale and Zoe took her to the righteous vet at Raymond Terrace who set her leg in a cast.
Wendy in the cast
Poor Wendy had to be suspended in a basket and with lots of loving care was slowly on the mend.
Poor Wendy on the mend
Because she was so good, the next trip into the Vet for a checkup Wendy got a little special treatment.
Wendy picked out a video - her favourite Chicken Run of course.
Wendy picks Chicken Run
Wendy went in to try on some new shoes.
WBB goes shoe shopping
Wendy even picked a handbag to match.
WBB picks a matching handbag
Wendy paid from her own credit card.
WBB pays for the shopping
Wendy even got to sit on good Santa’s knee and tell him what she wanted for christmas.
Wendy and Santa
Wendy eventally got back out in the paddock with all her friends especially Scooby the horse, but now Wendy has a very unique Chicken Strut .
WBB back in the paddock
10/12/11 The surf was solid and choppy but this Redhead Body boarder finds a gem amongst the trying conditions.
Redhead bodyboarder 10-12-11
Rique Smith at Redhead with a selection of his dad Col Smith’s channel boards. Photo with thanks from David and Brendan.
Rique Smith with Col Smith channel boards
Another nice evening – views from Redhead Bluff 11/8/11
Whoarr!! – just looked over the edge and caught this – This place is definetly not for the feint hearted and this guy isnt.
Redhead Bluff surfer 11-08-11
Evening view of Redhead Beach from Redhead Bluff
Redhead Beach from the Bluff 11-08-11
The surf at Redhead from the Bluff
Redhead Beach surfer from the Bluff 11-08-11
Surfing at Redhead Beach
Redhead surf 11-08-11
Redhead Beach 1st Creek to 3rd Creek with Lake Macquarie in the distance.
Redhead Beach The Creeks 11-19-11
Crow & Frankie after surfing at Catho 1964. We tried chattin up the local 2 chicks but they fell over laughin, dont know why. 9’3 under the arm, duffel bag and wrap rounds – those were the days. Hey nothing much has changed!
Crow & Frankie at Catho 1964
A day off Friday 5th August, suns out like its almost summer, not much swell. Went for a paddle with a camera around my neck then for a swim.
Redhead Beach from the water 5/8/11
Redhead Beach from the water 05-08-11
Redhead Bluff water shot
Redhead Bluff from the water 05-0811
The Dolpins were jumping everywhere but where I pointed the camera
Redhead Beach dolphin 05-08-11
Close up of the Redhead Bluff
Redhead Bluff up close 05-08-11
Redhead Shark Tower from the water
Shark Tower from the water 05-08-11
Kenny on a Redhead Shark Tower left
Kenny - Redhead 05-08-11
Lazy shot of the rocks in front of the Shark Tower and a bonus holagram
Redhead Shark Tower Rocks lazy shot 05-08-11
Side view of an odd one that came through.
Wave Redhead 05-08-11
Overlooking Redhead Beach 1/8/11
Redhead Beach 01-08-11
Redhead Surfer late arvo 29/7/11
Redhead surfer 29-07-11
Swansea Channel – Salts Bay Reserve is a little tropical retreat.
Salts Bay Swansea Channel 24-07-11
Newcastle South 29/7/11
Newcastle South 29-07-11
One of Sandy’s Chooks likes hanging out in the Fruit trees 1/8/11
Choock in tree 01-08-11
As flat as it gets but it looks peaceful and good for a swim Newcastle Beach 3/8/11
Newcastle Beach flat 03-08-11
Newcastle Surfer 28/7/11
Newcastle surfer 28-07-11
Looking down south Redhead Beach 30/7/11
Redhead Beach 30-07-11
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
Another big June storm hit just north of Newcastle and we got the tail end of it’s fury.
Merewether Baths coping a flogging 14th June 2011.
Merewether in storm 14-6-11
Redhead in storm 14-6-11
- Redhead Beach 12-6-11
Newcastle Ferry Wharf 14-6-11
Redhead 2nd Creek Walkway 11-6-11
Fairy Dell Redhead 2nd Creek 11-6-11
Redhead Heavy wave 4-6-11
Newcastle surfer 3-6-11
Redhead Bluff 9-6-11
Redhead Bluff 13-6-11
Pelicans Swansea Channel 4-6-11
Newcastle has a few favourite sons – MR, The Chief, Joey, Hoyo etc, but everybody’s favourite Newcastle identity is this bloke – Super Hubert. Internationally acclaimed magician, super hero, entertainer, comic and all round nice bloke, who still finds time to make kids and adults laugh and amaze them with his tricks and antics. Super puts on a show for my son’s 6th birthday party 1994.
