Legend of Bluey

Yesterday, we went to Clovelly Beach, a small lagoon-ish type beach about a 10 minute drive from here. Vic scouted it out last week while Gus and I were at the Christmas parade, and declared it a good beach to try out some snorkeling. So this weekend, all three of us drove up to try it out.

Clovelly is my favourite beach yet (this will be my fourth Sydney beach visited). Although it's surrounded on two sides by a lot of concrete, the best part is that there's no huge waves or big rips to worry about (which is a nice change from Maroubra beach, where we usually hang out). And, the snorkeling was great, I even saw legendary Bluey. Vic still doesn't believe me, and I guess it didn't help that I came out of the water saying "I saw a fish this big" - with my arms wide open....but no word of a lie, I saw him on the ocean floor in all his blue hugeness.

Our other big news is that my parents are coming this week! I can't wait, I miss them a lot and it's going to be soooo nice to see some familiar faces.

Below is a pic of Gus getting ready for a snorkel. And yes, I am trying to include a middle-aged man in a speedo in the background of all my beach shots. Clovelly beach had a larger than usual number of men and women in the 50+ age range sporting budgie smugglers and bikinis, and there's something nice about seeing people so at ease with their bodies, they don't feel the need to cover them up completely, a sight not often seen in Canada.