The Pass is one of the world’s loveliest surfing spots. Lovely for lots of reasons. It’s aesthetically beautiful. There are fewer places prettier. Golden sands. Sweeping views of the bay. The mountains in the distance. The wildlife. The rock wall that makes up The Point. The waves are often beautiful. It’s a long, often glassy, right-breaking point wave that is challenging in … [Read more...]
Are surfers sheep?
On a drizzling, dark late afternoon a few weeks back I was running on the track that links two surfing spots, The Pass and Wategos Beach. The path travels up a flight of steps, traverses a cliff line with a beautiful view of the ocean (a view that often includes sea eagles, dolphins, and whales), then passes down a second flight of stairs onto Wategos Beach below. It’s one of … [Read more...]
Thursday, November 24 – Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay.
Three days in a row of sweet swell from the Pass to Clarkes Beach and more local beautiful characters were out taking advantage. … [Read more...]
Wednesday 23rd November – The Pass, Byron Bay
I know. I know. I know. There should never be over twenty images in the one post but what the hell. I originally took about one hundred that I liked... managed to get it down to forty... then edited it down to just this measly twenty of so. The Pass has not been this good in ages. We have been so starved of waves. Everyone came out to enjoy the late arvo waves and everyone … [Read more...]