by Franck Gazzola | Jul 15, 2013 | Daily Updates
What a weekend ! And comes Monday: rain and clouds, making back-to-work a little less painful. I like that.
Today is wam though, 15 degrees at 6:30am and we're gonna be on or above the 20 degrees mark pretty much all week.
Nothing much at the beach today that I can report: very few people in the water, Mark Tipple cruising aroung, Amaury celebrating his 2'000s, a few yogis on the South Corner, some happy staffies, a few long beards, a lot of Lattes….just normal life in Bondi !
Have a nice day.
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Jul 12, 2013 | Daily Updates
I always wondered if any surfing went down this far north. You never see any. I’ve heard stories of a local riding the croc infested inlet point when the strong SE winds whip up a swell but that’s about it. Yesterday, driving back along the coast from Cairns at dusk, my eyes almost fell out when I spied a grom walking along the beach with a short board under his arm! The waves were around a foot, clean and definitely rideable. Question answered.
The winter school holidays are finally coming to end and so is my Far North family adventure. I call it an adventure, because that’s what it is! We’re been pretty much on the move every morning, visiting a crocodile farm, climbing through a rain forest or riding a 100 year old train through mountain gorge. It’s been a very full 2 weeks.
Our base has been Port Douglas and I can’t leave without giving the place a plug because honestly, it deserves it. In many ways it resembles an old Byron Bay. It has a charm and sophistication you don’t find at every coastal town. It also has some amazing restaurants and that’s always a plus for a holiday destination.
Time to head back to the cold and hopefully some surf and that’s probably the only reason that I couldn’t live in beautiful place like this.
Have a great weekend! See you in the surf.
Billy
by Franck Gazzola | Jul 11, 2013 | Daily Updates
Bondi was running all nice and smoothly at about 3ft for the early today. The conditions were ideal, which made me all frothed up to hit the water. There were some cheeky dolphins patrolling the line up early and a great sand bank that was good for close out water shots.
There wasn't many options for surfers. Only the left down in the south corner. The rest of the beach is shutting down on a very hard and straight bank. On my way home I saw some fun ones at Tama and Bronte. Maroubra would be a good option too.
Enjoy the rest of this sunny day!
by Franck Gazzola | Jul 10, 2013 | Daily Updates
It's a grey morning, but it should not last long. The surf is still quite decent and the blue of the sky is scrapping through already.
I'll give you that it's not the kind of day when you say ''oh my God ! Sorry darling, I know I said I'd stay for brekki, but I have to go'' to sneak out the back door and get down to the beach…but in fact it's not that bad: it's not too cool, there is not wind, and the swell is still hitting the 3ft mark. As we'd say in French: ''Y a des bouts !''
I can't wait for the days to start earlier and have more time at the beach when I shoot…It's so frustrating to leave you guys whilst you're still rippin' !
Have fun today folks !
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Jul 9, 2013 | Daily Updates
In anticipation of today's dreary morning conditions I spent some time yesterday arvo shooting Bondi's south corner. It was a picture perfect day, minus the fresh winter wind, with some fun waves down at Bondi. A few people were lucky enough to have jagged the day off work to make the most of it.
A quick glance out of your bedroom window this morning will let you in on the change that blew in over night. Clouds. Drizzle. Sad. If you decided to skip today's early morning training session we don't blame you. But, as I type, it seems as if the sun is doing its best to bust through the clouds, with a glimmer of blue sky in the distance. Today's swell is from the SSE and will be 3-4ft, with winds coming from the south by day's end.
Stay tuned, as we see how the remainder of the week pans out!
– Brad
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