The Coolie Kids ….All grown up!!!

Posted in Gold Coast, News

There’s something quite surreal about living in Coolangatta and surfing Snapper Rocks aka the Super Bank all the time. Apart from being the most crowded wave in the world and believe me it can get so crowded it does seem unreal…….. Imagine if you were a golfer and went to your local Golf course to tee off and every time you turn around you bumped into one of the world’s top golfers!! This is what it’s like surfing Snapper, As you paddle around trying...

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More Humpback Whale photos from The Gold Coast Australia

More Humpback Whale photos from The Gold Coast Australia

Posted in News, WHALES

Wednesday the 2nd of July 2008 was a beautiful sunny winters day on the Gold Coast. The sea was flat and glassy with virtually no swell at all…. A perfect day for Whale Watching……. Aquatic Blue Charters boat the ‘Whale Watcher’ from Tweed Heads was out amongst the action again and Tony (the skipper) used his wealth of experience to get some great angles for us to view the incredible show of at least 5-6 pods of whales breaching and playing...

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Whale Watching off the Gold Coast, Australia

Whale Watching off the Gold Coast, Australia

Posted in News, WHALES

The Whale Watching Season is upon us again on the Gold Coast…. It seems that the population of Humpback Whales grows much larger every year. Tony and Carol Hunt of Aqautic Blue Charters are old hands at the ‘whale watching’ Experience, having worked out of Port Macqaurie for many years. With there new boat the ‘Whale Watcher’ now based out of Tweed Heads on the Southern Gold Coast, Tony and Carol are bringing people closer to those magnificent...

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May 2008, Photos from Snapper Rocks, Rainbow bay and the Superbank

May 2008, Photos from Snapper Rocks, Rainbow bay and the Superbank

Posted in Gold Coast, News

Well, today is the first day of winter and the weather has changed for the occassion . Its cold, rainy and miserable a stark contrast of what its been like for the last few weeks Most of May was absolutely sensational, with the exception of a few days Rainbow, Snapper Rocks, The Super Bank all turned on exceptional surf. In fact a few days at the very beginning of the month were all-time . I photographed Mick Fanning get a sixteen second tube one morning, There were plenty...

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