CENTRAL COAST - 15 TO 31 DECEMBER 2020

15 December

Back home.

Some basic home cleaning and emptying the van.

16 December

Yard work was a month's worth of fallen sticks and leaves. It took me a few hours to get it looking reasonable.

17 December

A morning surf at Wamberal Beach. I was surfing terrible but the waves were okay. Haha!

Jacinta and I spent the mid morning setting up the Christmas tree and other decorations. Yo ho ho!

Kara returned early from Armidale as she had finished work quicker than expected.

18 December

An early surf at Wamberal Beach. The waves were small on a low tide. There were a few okay waves. The sunrise was very yellow and there was a mist over the ocean. Very pretty!

I caught up with Ken at the Haven for coffee.

We went for a second surf at Wamberal but the tide was a bit too high so only had a couple of waves.

Family dinner with the girls at Kincumber Hotel. Sort of an early Xmas get together before they both went on holidays.

20 December

Jacinta and I drove to Somersby Falls. The water was flowing and it was very pretty. It was also very slippery. 

21 December

A fun surf at Wamberal. The waves were much better and consistent today. Smiley face time!

22 December

A mid morning surf at Pelican Beach with ken. The waves were excellent - hard lefts with size and a killer shore dump ending. Big smiley face time.

23 December

A surf wandering with Ken ending in a crap surf at Birdie Beach

A hike on the Girrakool Loop with Jacinta in the late afternoon. So pretty in the land of cool waters.

24 December

A fun surf at Wamberal Beach and coffee with the boys later.

An afternoon sit at the Terrigal Haven with Jacinta. A nice way to end the day.

25 December

Xmas - a quiet one for us due to the girls away and covid restrictions. 

26 December

A morning kayak at Fagans Bay. There was a light rain at times and a contrasting of light and dark due to the clouds.

A hike from Putty Beach to Bullimah Beach with Jacinta. Along the rocks, over the sandstone cliffs and along the path to Bullimah Beach. 

27 December

A mid morning snorkel at Terrigal Haven – stingray and schools of small fish.

29 December

A kayak at Avoca Lagoon – light rain, quiet, birds, a bird's nest and eggs.

30 December

Rain - inside chores

A great dinner night with Bryson and Jeanette.

REFLECTIONS

This period of Summer has been wet with varying winds. It was hard planning activities but still, make the best of what you can.

EARLY FEBRUARY FUN - 11 FEBRUARY 2020

11 February 2020

Mountain bike ride at Brisbane Water NP. Played in the old quarry and followed the Tommos Loop Track.

Heaps of water and some parts were heavily eroded – fun obstacles to go over and through.

10 February 2020

Wandered around Somersby Falls with Kara. A couple of days after the heavy rain and still lots of water.

9 February 2020

Birdy visitors.

4 February 2020

A mountain bike ride at Kincumba Mountain on the tracks. Did some berms well that I normally flounder upon. Yahoo!

Swim at The Haven after the ride. Visibility poor.

2 February 2020

Swim and sit at Pearl Beach with Jacinta. Warm water. Good coffee.

Visited at home by rainbow lorikeets and three sulfur-crested cockatoos.

1 February 2020

Walk around the rocks at the Haven. Tide was low.

Followed by swim though water visibility was poor due to plankton.

HIKE, ART, KAYAK AND MOUNTAIN BIKE - 20 JUNE TO 7 JULY 2019

20 JUNE

A mountain bike at Bouddi National Park along the turkey, nw ridge and strom tracks.

A fun ride. I rode over the harder sections of the tracks and did okay. Nice to push yourself a little bit more.

22 JUNE

I took photographs for the 5 Lands Walk at Mac Masters Beach and Copacabana Beach.



It was very interesting photographing the artists and chatting with them about their painting and style of painting.

The surf was good at MacMasters with a lot of surfers out .

25 JUNE

 A rainy day but in between the showers I managed a hike around Somersby Falls. I twas very pretty and there was a lot of water movement.

26 JUNE

A mountain bike ride at Brisbane Water National Park on the Tommos Loop.

A nice ride. I finished it heaps quicker than I thought I would.

28 JUNE

A ride on Kincumba Mountain. Only short but fun.

2 JULY

A kayak out to Iron Ladder beach from Ettalong.

A challenging kayak with strong tidal surges, increasing wind, swell waves, boat wake and hidden underwater rocks. Still, it as fun negotiating all these obstacles.

The water was very clear and the scenery very pretty.

5 JULY

A mountain bike ride along the Bull Hill trail at Brisbane Water National Park.

The trail was very wet pools of water and slippery rocks.

It was only a short ride. I got back to the van, packed and it started to rain very heavy. Lucky Day!