Redhead Saturday cold change and the swell and the wind came up quick.
Redhead Beach rough surf 10-09-11
Redhead Beach looking nice Friday arvo 9/9/11
Redhead Beach 09-09-11 9
Redhead surfer Saturday 27/9/11
Redhead Surfer 27-09-11
Redhead Boardriders Comp Saturday 3/9/11
Redhead Boardriders Comp 03-09-11
Redhead lineup Saturday 3/9/11
Redhead Surf 03-09-11
Redhead 1st Creek
Redhead First Creek 09-09-11
Redhead Surfer 4/9/11 Fathers day
Redhead Surfer 04-09-11
Close up Redhead cliff 9/9/11
Redhead Bluff 09-09-11
My son Sam got back from Europe and managed to take in some of the scenery. Greek Isles August 2011
Greek Isles August 2011
Running with the Bulls Barcelona August 2011
Running with the Bulls Barcelona 2011
Bull Fighting in the Stadium at Barcelona – yep some Newi boys jumped in.
Bull Fighting Barcelona 2011
Spray Can Artist at work in the shop front of Mystery Ink Newcastle.
Newcastle Spray Paint Artist at work 26-08-11
The days are getting warmer and its starting to look like summer already. Late afternoon Redhead 25/8/11. A few different peaks showing up.
Redhead surfer surfing the right across the back of the Shark Tower.
Redhead surfer 25-08-11 1
Redhead Surfer on the right on the big Beach.
Redhead surfer 25-08-11 2
Redhead surfer on the left just past the Shark Tower
Redhead surfer 25-08-11 3
Redhead surf Club 25/8/11
Redhead Surf Club 25-08-11
The statue overlooking Newcastle Beach. James Fletcher 1834-1891. A Newcastle man worthy of the view, a mine manager that valued his workers, a politician that fought for workers rights and owner of the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate.
James Fletcher Statue Newcastle 22-08-11
Belmont 16 Footers Sailing Race Sunday 21/8/11. The wind was strong from the east, doing someone at least some good.
Belmont 16s Race 21-08-11
Redhead Shark Tower Rocks 22/08/11
Redhead Shark Tower Rocks 22-08-11
Pigs grazing in the front garden NZ 1977.
Pigs in the garden NZ 1977
Steve Butterworth showing his tube riding skill with smooth style at Redhead 1980.
Steve Butterworth Redhead 1980
The top end of Newcastle. Looking down Watt Street, over the Hunter River to Stockton Beach – 2 water views.
Watt St Newcastle 22-08-11
Redhead Lovely arvo 18/8/11 and a few good waves and some good surfers out.
Redhead Surfer 18/8/11
Redhead surfer 18-08-11 1
Redhead surfer 18/8/11
Redhead surfer 18-08-11 8
Redhead surfers 18/8/11
Redhead surfers 18-08-11 5
Redhead Bluff with the late arvo sun showing out its colour.
Redhead Bluff 18-08-11
But it went pearshaped Friday arvo 19/8/11 a strong front hit wiping the surf out for the weekend.
Storm coming 19/8/11
Redhead beach storm 19-08-11
Bad moon rising 19/8/11 Storm clouds on the way
Redhead stormy sky 19-09-11
Boys at the Barby for TR’s 21st Crows Garage 1980
Crows Garage party 1977
Sidewinder cranking at the Mawson 1978 – Great Band!!
Sidewinder Mawson 1978
Chambers of Horror Newcastle Show 1979
Newcastle Show Chambers of Horror 1979
Peaceful Byron Bay early morning 1979
Bryon Bay 1980
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