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Corrimal Memorial Pool – NSW 2518

The original home of Streets ice cream in Australia (the town, not the pool!) My experience in the pool I came here the day after the big storms of April 2015 finally abated. For a midweek morning, in a suburban pool, it was quite busy, perhaps with others like me who had cabin fever after four days sheltering from the wind and rain. It’s a heated pool (24C the day I was there) open all year round, and particularly welcome when the ocean baths were still needing a good clearout after Read more [...]

Bellambi Rock Pool – NSW 2518

Surfer gliding past rock pool at Bellambi Bellambi Rock Pool One of the most recent rock pools to be built (in the mid 1960s) My experience in the rock pool I arrived half an hour after high tide, with the waves lapping over the edge of the pool, making for a fairly choppy look to the surface. So I decided to let the water recede a little before taking the plunge. By the time I was in the water, an hour after high tide, the waves were just entering the pool at the far north end, Read more [...]

Towradgi Rock Pool – NSW 2518

Towradgi rock pool The name apparently comes from the Aboriginal word ‘kowradgi’,  meaning ‘guardian of the sacred stones’ My experience in the pool It was a cloudy morning, not long after low tide, for my swim in Towradgi Pool. It’s funny how grey water is never quite as inviting as the blue stuff, and the slipway into the pool had a layer of green slime underfoot which made it look too slippery to risk. So I opted for the stairs midway along the 50m length of this pool, Read more [...]