A photoshoot in the empty Icebergs: some see the glass half full when it’s completely empty.
Some fun lefts and rights, 2.5ft mark.
Swimmers: quite a few and some real happy ones.
Runners, walkers, coffee drinkers.
Photographers: Morning Bondi, Aquabumps.
This is all I saw this morning from the South Bondi Vantage, from the platform to the Icebergs. So, if one day you feel lazy, tired (or jetlagged) that’s a pretty great spot to see the bubble wake-up without too much effort.
I can’t wait to get my Aquatech gear from maintenance to get back in the water! This morning would’ve been perfect for it.
I am not going to lie, this morning had nothing to do with yesterday: it was cloudy, waves were down to 2ft, occasionally 3, and the landscape looked colourless.
Still, there was some fun to be had, mainly in Bondi. But if crowds are not your thing then Tama wasn’t bad. You just would need to compromise on the wave frequency…Life’s always a question of difficult choices, isn’t it?
It was great to bump into Parko’s wife, Chachi, back in the water like a typical Bondi super-mom! I also spent some time with drone pilot Bruno from le Cut Studio, the man with over 55 million views of the Bondi seal and the school of fish on the World Surf League social media channels.
The jetlag helping i was up wayyyy before sunrise. So i reckoned i’d go down to the beach right away to have Bondi for myself. Well, at 5:25am, a couple of guys were already paddling in!
Nothing really starts in Europe before at least 7:30am. It was crazy to see all this early life and activities again. I missed it. A lot.
Surf is definitely up today. It’s was already borderline for Bondi. 80/20. 80 close-outs. 20 fun.
The usual suspects were making the most of those tricky conditions, eapecialy Chris Little. The more i look at him surfing the more I think he’s Parko’s cousin or something, in or out of the water.
When you’ll read this newsletter, I’ll be landing back in Australia after 2.5 months away on assignments (and for a little time off too). That’s the end of my European Tour. I hadn’t been back in Europe for so long in 13 years. As much as I enjoyed every minute of it, I am so glad to be flying home to hit our local beaches again, and see all those familiar faces again, all the local frothers.
To wrap up this European parenthesis, I want to share some images of Eivissa aka Ibiza. First time there for me. A very enjoyable experience.
The interesting thing about this place is that you can make it the experience you want. If you’re after secluded paradise beaches, then drive 30 minutes somewhere North or East, and you’ll be (almost) alone, swimming in the most inviting waters. If you want to party hard day/night and swim in crowded, then the city of Ibiza and surroundings should be your pick. Finally, if you’re after tranquility in the middle of the olive trees, far from everything and everyone, it’s possible too. This tiny island offers this incredible variety of approach to your stay. The big missing point from my point of view: the lack of surf of course. Swell in this area of the Mediterranean Sea is a rare occurence.
I’ve totally dodged Winter, and I am back for the Australian Spring. I could get used to this!
Have a nice day and see you soon down in Bondi/Tama/Bronte/Maroubra very soon.
Hi Frothers ! Today, we’re driving South of the border, still in the Basque Country, but on the Spanish side.
Donostia is the basque name for San Sebastian. A vibrant city of 190,000 people, with a bay and opened beaches as well. Bubbly, vibrant, with an amazing pedestrian historical center, where pintxos (tapas) bars are all next to each other. The (basque) culture and food culture mix with the more urban/surf trends.
The surf wasn’t as good as expected here, but there were still waves to be had.
Almost time to head back now. I am looking foward to it.
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