Sunday, January 15, 2012

Merrimbula and around

Snowy Mountains to Merrimbula
Known as the Sapphire Coast the waters around Merrimbula are the clearest we have seen in Oz. Colder too. Merrimbula is a fairly busy town with a river disecting the shops and restaurants. When the tide goes out the river forms a massive riptide that pulls towards the sea. Oddly there is a sandbar at the river mouth which creates a back current back up the river. This huge circular current has lends to the popular sport of rip riding. Ride the rip down and then back up again. What a great training ground for learning how to swim in and out of a riptide.
C and J ride the tidal rip at the River mouth in Merrimbula's crystal clear waters.
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