“Bulli Aerial, Wollongong” by Kramer Photography.
Selfie of Dawn and part-time polio Rachie.
There’s an otter in the pool.
Rather than swimming up and down the length of the pool, the old man with the words “Otter” printed across his bobbing butt cheeks, is freestyling perpendicular, left to right. Otter don’t give a fuck.
I watch a while with my buddy Rachel, an off-duty poolie who is also at Bulli for a COVID-19 stress relief swim.
“Can he not do that?” I say as though I own the pool.
What if he karate chops me in the head just as I get into my flow? Gah, if only this was a manned pool, there’d be rules against this chaos.
Next minute Mr Otter gets out. YUS! I’m in.
Bulli Rock Pool gets 8/10 in my Pool Review of ocean baths:
- 50 metres
- Panoramic view of the ocean
- Grassy hill overlooking the pool and beach – perfect for mediation and yoga
- Cold outdoor showers to wash off
- Bulli Beach Cafe looks out onto the pool and beach
- Minions’ paddling pool
- Good enough for otters
But it’s no Conti…
* No designated lanes for lap swimming
* No public hot showers
* No legendary lifeguards (unmanned)
Next stop… Coledale Rock Pool.
ENDS
Photo 1 – “Bulli Aerial, Wollongong” by Kramer Photography.
Photo 2 – Selfie of Dawn and part-time poolie Rachie.
Yoga teacher, skydiver, martial artist and journalist. Yoga keeps her centred and reinforces her core belief that the greatest gift to each of us is ourselves. When Dawn isn’t teaching yoga, she works as a skydive camerawoman, grapples with her mates at Gracie Barra Shellharbour, and does media and promotions for stuff she loves.
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