I am posting a bit early today because I have a dental appointment at 4 pm. I had a filling come loose during lockdown and have only just managed to get it fixed.
The sky was blue on Saturday but yesterday the heavens opened and it bucketed down with rain and we had wild winds too, so I drove up to Boat Harbour to take a photo of the waves. It was the closest I could get without getting out of the car.
I did brave the rain and wind though but nearly fell off the cliffs as the wind was so strong. I didn't stay out of the car for long. The sea spray was all over my glasses so after the first few photos I couldn't see a thing, ha ha.
Can you see the sea foam on the beach just by the rocks. Sea foam was floating all around the cliffs.
The wind has dropped today but it is still pouring with rain.
Terrific shot. I love the sea when it is rough even more beautiful than when it is calm - at least for photography. Looks very dangerous there with all the rocks. Fav.
@casablanca I don't think our wild weather is related to the WA storm. WA's storm is due to ex tropical cyclone Mangga I think and ours is an east coast low pressure system coming up from Antarctica I suspect if the temperature is anything to go by.
This photo was taken yesterday afternoon (Sunday) and although it is still bucketing down with rain, at least the wind has eased now. Our rain gauge has recorded 85 mm rain since 9 am this morning (12 hours).
@golftragic If there were any fishermen around they would have been blown straight into the water. I couldn't even hold the camera steady in the wind. I know I was mad to go to Boat Harbour but you have to experience these things don't you.
@sangwann The whales are travelling up our coast at the moment from Antarctica. Hope none got washed up onto the rocks. I love the sea when it is rough too, hence being daft enough to go out on a day as wild as this.
@jamibann I didn't stick around too long the wind was absolutely wild and I could hardly stand. I did climb higher onto the rocks briefly but it was too dangerous.
You're obviously a woman after my own heart Babs. We braved the wind and rain today to drive around our beaches to check them out. I love being at the beach in wild weather.
What a gorgeous seascape. rough weather and for your area a lot of rain. my heart almost stopped when I read you could've slipped. dangerous being on the wet cliffs. as to your dentist appointment. what a coincidence, I too lost a filling, called my dentist and she's coming in for me tomorrow morning. they're not officially open yet.
@merrelyn I love watching the ocean in wild weather too. Did you get any damage from the storm in WA?
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Ouch, hope you can get your tooth fixed soon. Mine wasn't sore luckily, it was more of a nuisance. Fixed now though thank heave.
The weather was pretty wild. Glad the rain has finally stopped though. According to our rain gauge we have had 120 mm in the last 2 days. Lovely to see the sun again.
@olivetreeann Me too, I love watching the turbulent waves and we had quite a spectacular show.
@bruni Thanks, I was more worried at being blown off the cliffs into the ocean, it was quite wild up there and I had trouble staying upright.
Glad you are able to get your tooth fixed too.
@onewing Some of our plants were a bit wind blown but nothing serious at our place. There was quite a lot of erosion around the beaches and a bend on one of our coastal roads has been undercut by the surf and has been closed for repairs. Compared to some area we got off very lightly.
This photo was taken yesterday afternoon (Sunday) and although it is still bucketing down with rain, at least the wind has eased now. Our rain gauge has recorded 85 mm rain since 9 am this morning (12 hours).
@golftragic If there were any fishermen around they would have been blown straight into the water. I couldn't even hold the camera steady in the wind. I know I was mad to go to Boat Harbour but you have to experience these things don't you.
@pcoulson The things we do to get a photo.
@ethelperry The camera lens was as wet as I was.
@sangwann The whales are travelling up our coast at the moment from Antarctica. Hope none got washed up onto the rocks. I love the sea when it is rough too, hence being daft enough to go out on a day as wild as this.
@jamibann I didn't stick around too long the wind was absolutely wild and I could hardly stand. I did climb higher onto the rocks briefly but it was too dangerous.
@edorreandresen @dide @theredcamera @happysnaps @ingrid01 @koalagardens @cocobella @777margo @haskar @pattyblue Thanks I wasn't the only one daft enough to go out in weather like this. At least I could park the car close by so didn't have far to walk once I had taken a few photos. The weather was so wild.
Those waves look mountainous, can almost hear the crashing of them. Brilliant ( as ever from you!)
Thanks, it was rather wild. I love watching the ocean whatever the weather and this was a spectacular show.
@merrelyn I love watching the ocean in wild weather too. Did you get any damage from the storm in WA?
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Ouch, hope you can get your tooth fixed soon. Mine wasn't sore luckily, it was more of a nuisance. Fixed now though thank heave.
The weather was pretty wild. Glad the rain has finally stopped though. According to our rain gauge we have had 120 mm in the last 2 days. Lovely to see the sun again.
@olivetreeann Me too, I love watching the turbulent waves and we had quite a spectacular show.
@bruni Thanks, I was more worried at being blown off the cliffs into the ocean, it was quite wild up there and I had trouble staying upright.
Glad you are able to get your tooth fixed too.
@jgpittenger @carole_sandford @radiogirl You always get decent waves at Boat Harbour but today it is a lot calmer.
@merrelyn Good to hear that, some of our palm trees suffered a bit in the wind.