On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 David Strike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Just to work off (some!) of the Christmas pud, Janet, Julian and
>myself went for a dip this morning at .... :-)))

Yeah, working off a lot of my Christmas excesses up here in Coral Bay since
the 27th.  Oh, Steve & Coralie send their luv .. caught up with them on
boxing day and found out I am actually older than Steve ... that ain't
fair :-(  Bastard does not have a wrinkle on his face either!

<snip of the kiwi shears to thee important part>
>We did also discover two very large wobbegongs lying beneath rock
>ledges.  Bearing in mind their apparent predilection for munching
>on groins, we all clutched our important parts and gave them a wide
>berth! (Just to think! We used to prod them and tweek their tales!)

Welll .. so the truth comes out now.  Saw a massive tasselled wobbegong at
Eel bommie & nearly had a coronary as I was peering in to a hidey hole in
the coral & came face to face with some fluffy bits that looked like the
ends of a carpet. Jumped back a foot or two when I realised the pair of
eyes that were checking me out belonged to a wobbe :-)  To think I've never
ever worried about them before but after the latest nips in the groin
incident stories I've become a bit more wary than usual.

<snip of the kiwi shears>
>(Just checking the log book, I note that we've knocked up in excess of
>4,500 minutes so far this year at Shelly Beach alone!  And we're
>planning another early morning dive on the morning of the 31st, just
>to round off the year!) :-))))

Sorry I can't join ya. Have fun :-)
It is much, much cooler up here in Coral Bay than it is in Perth. While
they say the temperatures down there are dropping this is the first time I
have ever headed north to cool down. Totally bizzare our weather on this
side of the pond & unfortunately it will be nearly 40C when I get back home
late on the 4th .. ain't looking forward to that.
Viv
>
>Strike