Newcastle Things To Do |  | Newcastle's Annual Surfest by aussiedoug
I could see the contestants in the water from where we were working in Noah's on the Beach. This photo is one of them doing a cutback so please enlarge it to have a look at his style.\ This year sees Newcastle celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Surfest" & some of the surfers were actually staying at Noah's which was, as explained above, right across from the action. Not conducive to work I must admit! The master of understatement strikes yet... [read more] | Avalon Shopping |  | Quality Books, Coffee & Light Food in Avalon by aussiedoug
So you get the idea of books & coffee with the name above - the combination of books & capuccino. Had been to this place many times before my first trip to the U.S. where I saw not only Borders, but other similar ones to this. Used to regularly drop in here on the way back from surfing at North Palm Beach back B.C. (yes folks that's right - Before Children lol!) This is genuinely, what I would call, a "Literary" bookshop because it has many... [read more] | North Haven Shopping |  | For my surfgear when I'm home by aussiedoug
Owned by a guy I've known for over 30 years now, back when he was just another kid visiting North haven on holidays with his parents. His name is Steve Drury, but known to all and sundry as, "Droz"! Not the only surfshop in the area. There are 2 others in Laurieton, but this is the only 'fair dinkum' surfshop in the area with all the gear you need from surfboards themselves through all the surf gear down to sunnies and surfwax. If you go into... [read more] |
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