At the beach this morning...we were all amazed...very choppy ocean and plenty of water that had come up with the tide overnight...City Beach just looked so different...

Looking north towards Scarborough beach....the water flowing back into the ocean...

Many, many more shells than usual...

There was this long channel of water..

We picked up lots of rubbish too...

The lifeguard recommended we swim south of the groyne...the channel of water here was quite deep and there was a strong current...great fun! Margot and Jen in the water..Mandy watching..

Margot trying to stand up...which was very difficult with the current taking the sand from under your feet.

The sand was being eroded  into the water while I stood there...

This photo gives you some idea of the strength of the current...in all the years that we have been coming to the beach on Saturday mornings, we have never seen anything like it was today.

On our walk home after a lovely lunch at Pizzaca (one of our local restaurants)...we were celebrating Mandy's birthday, which is tomorrow.

Brighton Beach in the late afternoon...Mandy and I wanted to see how this beach had been affected by the wild ocean ...it was much calmer....

A beautiful sky...

Drinks at Jeff and Christine's new home ...Mandy and Graeme were delighted to see their new home.