Report - 1 - 1.5 ft waves. Some bigger sets. Light SE Sea breeze.
There are good high tide banks at North Goats lately. I suspect they wouldnt handle the surf if it got over 3ft though. Still some fun to had on a mini mal or longboard in the smaller conditions.
Havent been in touch with the waves down here so much at the moment, especially over the weekend as we did a trip to the NW coast to check out the Cold Water Classic. For photos of that check the official website. We only watched the day of the final, but they were really blessed with perfect conditions for that day. 4 - 6 ft and offshore. In those conditions at Lighthouse Beach they get long fast peeling right hand barrels right across the whole beach. Its good entertainment and I can see the appeal in watching these contests. However I don't think I could sit through a whole week of it.
As can be seen from the photo, they are chopping down the old tree out the front of the house. Such a shame, it was the last decent sized one left in this area. It gets me to wondering, what is the justification for removing it? This street is the end of the line and for the council to issue the order, someone would have to complained about it. Sure it was overhanging the road, but as can be seen now all the branches were very healthy and not likely to fall down.
Now we have absolutely no shade in the afternoon.
What rights do those in council, or even those who don't want this thing have over those of us who appreciate it? How can we know before it happens that something is scheduled to be chopped down?
Do we have to lodge an application each month to not chop down certain trees, in case someone is thinking that it blocks their view?
It takes about 200 years to grow something that size. Only 1/2 a day to remove it. Bastards.
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