Surfing

Welcome to spectacular Bondi Beach in the north end of greater Sydney! A few weekends ago we decided to talk the historic walk from Bronte Beach to Bondi and we were so inspired by it that we decided to go back and take a surf lesson. We were very lucky to schedule our lesson for one of the few days that is wasn't raining and that it was actually sunny and warm. Even the water was warm! Take a look at these super cool wetsuits we wore!

These are four of the seven SMU girls on the trip!

 Here are a few pictures from the walk from Bronte to Bondi:

Bronte Beach

The walk...

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This is the pool at the Iceberg Club just before Bondi. The club trains lifeguards year-round in this pool where waves crash over the side and fill the pool with salt water and create a rough current. In addition to the current, the lifeguards need to train for the extreme cold temperatures in the Pacific during the winter months. The name "Iceberg Club" comes from the fact that they fill the pool with ice if it gets warm so that it is always 2 degrees colder than the water. This helps prevent shock when the lifeguards jump into the cold waters to rescue swimmers. We are hoping to find some time near the end of our trip to head back to the club and have a swim. Here is a video of the pool:

Bondi Beach! 

This is where our walk ended and where we learned to surf!