Nippers
Other than the small clawed creature you use for bait, nippers is also the surf life saving club for youngens. Scott and Jackson have joined the Burning Palms Chapter that is small and includes many school families. The national network is a well respected organization that saves hundreds of lives on the beaches of Australia every year:
http://www.burningpalmsslsc.com.au/
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| Can you find Jackson and Scott? |
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| Scott is in green. They start on the line and race for a "flag" 50 feet away - there is always one flag less than there are kids - he came third in his group |
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| They are a competitive bunch, notice mom looking on |
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| Jackson (2nd from left) also came third in his group |
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| Diving for the flag (hose) above - and just missing out on second below |
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| They always swim between the flags!
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On the 22nd of Oct we drove up to Newcastle to meet the Barnes family, whom we were supposed to exchange with originally. We had a fun weekend exploring their hood and Peter, Jo, Malekia, Finlee and Hope showed us a great time...
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| Yet another great piece of coast at Broken Heads on the way to New Castle |
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| The light house at Norah Head, built in 1903 |
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| Investigating the tidal pools, and the planes |
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| Wendy, J & S are there behind the spray |
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| The boys and Finlee give you an idea of the steepness of the sand dunes at Stockton Beach |
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| Getting airborn with Finlee and Malekia |
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| Getting ready for takeoff... |
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| Our princess in the sand |
