Wild Weather at Coogee Beach

There was some wild weather

at Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia,

last Sun 9 Feb !

Waves were up, 

but the wind and rain was so strong,

no-one was having a go !

My landlady's restaurant kitchen,

and the holiday units nearby,

sustained broken windows,

and some trees were uprooted.

On Mon 10 Feb,
the red buoy that usually sits

just the other side of

Wedding Cake Rock,

a kilometre out,

washed ashore,

while I was watching it.

I think it was a lifeguard

who picked it up

and took it to the lifeguard's office.

You can see him in the photo above.

You can also see 

the damaged shade-cloths
there to the left,

along the Lower Promenade.

Then on Fri 14 Feb, I saw

a great many small pieces of driftwood,

plus one wooden plank,

washed up on the beach.

This is unusual for Coogee.

But,

two to three days of wild weather

                                                                          is a common occurance here every year.


(c) Katherine Stuart 2020
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