Saturday 22 November 2014

Bondi, the Grobbelaars and Cronulla.



Bondi Coast on walk with Clayton Frick ('79) to Bronte

Open public seawater pool. One of many such amazing facilities provided by the town and state including gas braais with equipment and also amazing parks for the kids.

Outside the toilets at Bondi. So sad we cannot have this at home.

Bondi Beach in all its glory.

The local swimming club at the public coastal sea water pool.

This is one of the oldest trees in Bondi. It is simly massive. A fig type.

Clayton with one of his little dogs. So like Chuggy of Charles Cannan in Portland, but this one is a few years old.

On the coast near Gosford.

With Ian Grbs. So good to be able to spend time with him and Bev.

At the Yacht Club for beers.

The semi-circular corridor at the Central Coast Grammar School Music facility which is just amazing.

Painting of the local coastline in the foyer of the school music theater.

Inside the theater.

School gym with two indoor basket ball courts.

Ist XV Rugby ball with the Central Coast Grammar School badge.

1st XV Rugby field.

With some of Ian's Year 10 Maths students. 2nd left was the rugby centre who showed me the sports facilities. 2nd right the guy who showed me the Music Centre. On my right a really wonderful young man who would love to go to SACS on an exchange. He was overwhelmed by all the photo's of SACS that Ian showed the class.

One of the magnificent Yaer 12 Tech projects made from an impressively grained wood.

Inside their superb library and study area.

Study area in the library and a magnificent view of the campus through the picture windows.

This for Marcus. Debating room for training. One of 4!

For Hugo de Villiers. Year 9 joint project.

View down the campus.

From Ian's classroom accross the valley to the forest reserve. Beautiful and so many birds.

Into the forest canopy at Ian and Bev's home right on the forest reserve. Amazing to be so close to so many birds; Kookaburra's, Sulpher Crests, Painted Lorikeets, King Parrots. Rosella's, Bell birds, Wattle Birds, Brush Turkeys and even Wallabies down below on the forest floor and in Ian's garden

Overlooking the forest on the deck that Ian built.


My great friend Ian and I on his own built deck. So very good to be given the opportunity to be with him and Bev.

Interesting rock shelf. There are many along the coast, but deadly to fisherman. many have drowned off these shelves.

Ian and Bev's neighbour is a Mustang fanatic. I sneaked a shot of this one of his many. Love it.

Last look at the forest as Bev and I took a hike early morning.
 before I left.

6-seater outrigger canoe. School crew about to do a training run at Cronulla South of Sydney.

Out in the estuary with the coach in a single.

The Hull family negociating the bush on the coastal walk.

Negotiating the use of flip flops to walk accross the 'duwweltjies'!

Not inexpensive homes on the coastal walk. Little like Hermanus.

Another very nice home.


Kookaburra.


And another.

Little miss Hull up a tree!

The site of a Rainbow Lorikeet nest with two young inside who were being fed by the parents when I took this shot. Only about 3m above the path.

Totally unique Hull abode underneath the Parent's-in-lwa's tennis court.

View from the living room deck.

Cronulla from my coastal walk on my last morning before Brisbane. Getting so tired now of constantly moving from one place to the next. I am counting the days to 12 December. This on 19 November. Loving the journey as it continues to its end.

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