Winter In Wollongong

[otherwise]

Not much happening yesterday so went for a walk along the beachfront close to home. Not much wind and not much of a wave for those keen enough to hit the cold winter water.

What a difference a day and a bit of a westerly can make!

SWMBO said she had no intention of reproducing last weeks short little dip.

And yes, some hardy health nuts were doing laps.

These days I stay out of the water June, July, August and September, come on October these days of 15C 50F are bring me down.

 

[keystiger]

Gorgeous pics......but those guys are nuts! Im with you Kevin I don't go in till the water temp reaches the 80's

 

[DaveM]

If I did not know better I would have said you were visiting me

 

[hemibee]

That's odd, the first time I looked at this the photos didn't load but now after accidentally exiting off the thread they loaded when I came back.

Nice photos Kevin, thanks for posting.

 

[otherwise]

If I did not know better I would have said you were visiting me

Yeah, from my Google Earth trips around P.E. I think the scenery is rather similar.
I took this about 8 weeks ago, the bays in left of shot are the same ones in today's thread starter.

 

[otherwise]

That's odd, the first time I looked at this the photos didn't load but now after accidentally exiting off the thread they loaded when I came back.
Nice photos Kevin, thanks for posting.

Don't know about the tech stuff, we have a Dave to work all of that out, I'm lucky to remember how to post a photo.

Gorgeous pics......but those guys are nuts! Im with you Kevin I don't go in till the water temp reaches the 80's

I'll start the season before 80F usually when it gets to about 23C. (You do the maths on that one )

 

[DaveM]

Yeah, from my Google Earth trips around P.E. I think the scenery is rather similar.
I took this about 8 weeks ago, the bays in left of shot are the same ones in today's thread starter.

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This is stunning and looks like a neat place to live

 

[harper6t]

and on that thought, where I am the developers are moving in and its getting built out and I hope to move down towards the coast, will have to look somewhere Wollongong or further south, any suggested areas, close to the beaches, but not so close that it rusts the bikes.

 

[otherwise]

and on that thought, where I am the developers are moving in and its getting built out and I hope to move down towards the coast, will have to look somewhere Wollongong or further south, any suggested areas, close to the beaches, but not so close that it rusts the bikes.

I could talk for hours on the intricacies of this or that suburb or this street over that street within the Illawarra, I worked a job to eat and played with real estate to retire. You're on the money with the rust problem, I lived 5 doors from Coledale beach for many years and had a steady job on the bikes and lost the fight trying to save my aluminum window frames. BUT ... there is hope, it's surprising how small a distance you have to move from the water to negate the issue.
It always comes down to the $, or I should say $,$$$,$$$.00 or $$$,$$$.00

 

[DaveM]

I can see rust being a huge issue as you say. We live about 20 min ride from the sea and you right about it making a huge difference. Being so close to the sea like that you also have to wash windows every day just about.

 

[Rocky]

Lovely pics

 

[CarlS]

Great pics. That wind shift sure made a huge difference. I am like you; I don't do cold water!