Captains Courageous

Whilst at the beach a little seaside story could be good reading. Captains Courageous is probably more Epic than most. Rudyard Kipling didn't write too many books but this one is a classic. He writes the Salty Seadogs as talking with accents and that makes hard reading.  What are the best ever fictional character names? Charlie Dickens wrote about "Uriah Heep" which might be number one but in this tale "Disko Troop" has to be the best name anyone has come up with. The book was written in 1897 and has a 50c price tag printed on the cover.

Disko Troop on deck

Cottage Reef

Got to use the SeaView 180s today.  Arrived at the Cottage Reef around 11:00am and the tide was going out and further out as we swam around. It maybe better to try this at a higher tide as there will be more room to swim directly over the reefs. As it was, we only saw one fish but we did not venture out too far due to the buzzing about of speeders with nasty propeller blades.  We saw other  snorkelers who had a float balloon which marked their location. We also need to get used to the new masks. Breathing is different and there was a certain amount of fogging but we can use some soap next time.  We also got out the wet suits which hadn't been used for some years.

Note: Grommet Carnival in the background

Daily DVD

We have seen a DVD each day thanks to the two Hoyts vendors at the supermarket.  It's a bit like a 15 hour flight, by the time you have finished you can't remember which films you have just seen.  For the record they were Jason Bourne, Central Intelligence,The BFG, Mechanic Resurrection, The Duel, Ghostbusters, Marauders, Finding Dory, Hollow Point, The State of Jones, Your Kind of  Traitor, Huntsman Winter War and I.T.  Some of these were B grade including the I.T. film with Pierce Brosnan. This one had some up to date gadgets but it still had that B feel to it.  But for $4 its cheaper than streaming.

Sand Ride

Haven't ridden along the beach for a while.  Time it for 30 minutes before the low tide turns and you will get the best run. We only staggered once close to the surf club at Point Lonsdale. It is the slightly courser sand that you need to look out for and if you weigh a bit more then you will sink in. The ride back via the road is getting quicker.

Point Lonsdale Surf Club

Reef Ride

Often I think I have been down every road on the peninsula however we went by bike looking for the reef near "Cottage by the Sea" and have found some back roads with three story mansions looking over the bay and with direct access to the beach. Some of them were for sale as well. We were talking to a developer who spent 10 years building two houses on a block near the river in Barwon Heads. He sold one for $4 million and lives in the other but is still in debt.  These homes by the bay must be worth at least $6 million in Queenscliff.

The General Store

Rogue One

It has taken me two weeks to get to see this film. I think it is much stronger than the previous offering from Disney since they took over.  Knowing the timeline is required. I think this one is around Star Wars 3.5 and does not follow on from Star Wars 7. The scenes and action are much improved. Readings let us in for $10 each which seems better than Hoyts.  The road to Waurn Ponds has changed with numerous new subdivisions.

Star Wars go to the beach

Rip to River

This is usually held in the New Year however the tides deemed New Years Eve to be the day this time around.  We used to run this event some years ago but did not know until we ran headlong into the surfer grommits that were setting up the drink stations.  1000 runners were heading our way.

Heave