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2004-11-18 Down Under

ALOHOL BANNED AT BONDI BEACH DURING CHRISTMAS

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Posted by God Save The World 2004-11-18 8:32:02 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Spoilsports. Oh well, there's other great beaches to head to, like Manly, Narrabeen, or Cronulla. Hopefully the killjoys haven't reached those places yet. :)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-18 1:01:03 AM|| 2004-11-18 1:01:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I've always avoided ALOHOL. And, for the last 20 years, alcohol, as well.

Posted by .com 2004-11-18 1:50:58 AM|| 2004-11-18 1:50:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Narrabeen?

Narrabeen there, narradone that.

Posted by Bryan 2004-11-18 3:43:49 AM|| 2004-11-18 3:43:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually I swam at Manly in '97. Couldn't get enough of it.

Posted by Bryan 2004-11-18 3:45:28 AM|| 2004-11-18 3:45:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "wowsers" - definition, anybody?

Posted by BH 2004-11-18 10:51:52 AM|| 2004-11-18 10:51:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Elmer Fudd's pants

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-18 10:56:02 AM|| 2004-11-18 10:56:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 My wife's biological father had a place near Bondi beech. When I saw it I never understood what the big deal was. It seemed no better or worse than a dozen beeches we have here in California or the ones I've seen in Florida.

By the way the beaches in the South of France, Nice in particular, are some of the worst I've ever seen. Pebbles intead of sand. What's up with that.

Any Aussies in the house care to explain the special appeal of Bondi?

Posted by rjschwarz 2004-11-18 11:05:16 AM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-11-18 11:05:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 RJ - you're in SD, right? Ever been to Tourmaline after a storm? Pebbles, man.....

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-18 11:14:26 AM|| 2004-11-18 11:14:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Bondi is MY beach. I grew up on it. My father's ashes are in the water there. Every day I'm not there I miss it.

Bondi water is clean and cold. No more dirty sewage. There are octopuses, blue gropers, and many interesting fish living in the rocks around. There is a woman who sells organic corn on the promenade. There is always free entertainment: brazilians doing capoeira, african drumming, or just musclemen showing off.

There's always festivals there: sculpture by the sea, festival of the winds, south american food festival etc. Every weekend something different is on.

There are waves down the south end for surfers, and flat calm water up the north end for toddlers.

The beach has something for everyone, it's the best beach in the world.

But alcohol on christmas day is a tradition! Damn you Waverley council Damn you to hell. And double damn you for my parking fine!

Posted by Anon1 2004-11-18 11:40:48 AM|| 2004-11-18 11:40:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 It seemed no better or worse than a dozen beeches we have here in California..

Most, if not all, of the beaches I strolled in NSW were exceptionally clean, and the sand was a nice golden color. Little garbage, flotsam, etc, and the water was pretty clear. Go down to the coast here in CA (the central coast fo rme) and there's all kinds of garbage laying around, the ocean water is all foamy and icky, and the sand is like a dull gray. The CA coastal areas look good from a distance, like say if you're sitting on a tall bluff overlooking the water, but up close the beaches aren't all that great.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-18 4:43:36 PM|| 2004-11-18 4:43:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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