It's been a while since my last blog post, but a lot has happened in that time. Late last year I lost my Mum, and also my lovely dog Kobe. I then sold my house and moved into a smaller unit in a retirement lifestyle village. Now I'm back and hope to post a little more regularly.
We're in for a few hot days, and as today was only going to be 33C (92F) I decided to head a few Km down the coast and look at the Brighton Sculpture Trail. This is an annual event that raises money for the local surf lifesaving club. There are some large sculptures placed along the esplanade overlooking the beach. I was surprised that I had to park a fair distance from the trail, but what I didn't know, was that there was also a surf lifesaving carnival being held there today.
As I headed along the esplanade towards the first sculpture, there were few boats sailing in the gulf.
The sculptures take many forms, some realistic, others quite abstract. Here are some of my favourites.
As I progressed along the trail, it became obvious that there was an event happening, and once I passed the jetty i could see the carnival. There were races for all ages, swimming, on surfboards and on surfskis, racing around buoys and then running up the beach.
I was exhausted just watching them, and needed an ice cream to recover!
