we have moved our stuff north this weekend and we will be
moving to stay in a week...i thought i'd do a little pictorial
"ode to Newy" to say goodbye.
Newcastle is an amazing place for surf, or rather the Hunter
region coastline, which spans from Seal Rocks to lower Central Coast.
it has a variety of top class reef breaks, point breaks and quality
consistant beachies, it boasts rivermouths, breakwalls, a channel
and a harbour-which actually breaks inside the wall on a big NE swell,
it is fast, heavy and hollow and would have to be a world class (novelty)
wave...it only breaks well a few times a year..the harbour is also
home to the world's largest coal exporter. ships come and go from
around the world daily and the offshore shipyard where they wait
(from the harbour southwards) is nothing less than iconic. at times
there can be up to 40 vessels waiting about 3km offshore, making
any surf shot of Newcastle instantly recognisable the world over..
i am privileged to have grown up here and surfed these gems, and
many still somewhat untouched beaches..
a few pics from over the last 10 yrs, enjoy.
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