“Wombarra Rock Pool” by Aquabumps.
“Wombarra” by Cardinal Direction Productions.
“Wombarra” by Cardinal Direction Productions.
Wombarra Rock Pool is a weird shape.
It can’t decide if it’s a rectangle or a triangle.
The northern end has three edges – like a giant pair of scissors has chopped off the right corner of a rectangle.
The southern end has two uneven sides likes the pool is busy transforming into a triangle.
From the air it reminds me of high school geometry. Is it a quadrilateral? A trapezoid? I love that it’s none of the above. It’s just Wombarra. Take me or leave me. Wombarra don’t care.
I chose to swim a straight-ish line between the pointy triangle side to the chopped off corner poking into the sea.
I feel a sense of accomplishment after 1km.
The first time I swam at Wombarra, I climbed out after two laps. The day was overcast, the water black and there were creepy fingers of seaweed lightly touching me with every stroke.
In contrast, today the water is clear and the seaweed keeps its hands to itself.
I also have Shani with me. Swimming is best with a buddy.
On the way back to the car we stop to talk to a middle aged woman holding two large bundles of seaweed draped over her shoulders.
She encourages us to eat some raw.
I chew it with my back teeth, and swallow.
It’s rubbery and tasteless.
Shani immediately spits it out, scrunching her face in disgust and scraping her tongue with her fingernails.
The lady tells us the slippery seaweed is nutrient-dense.
I say, “awesome, thank-you, and bye-bye,” walking away.
The lady continues to talk about the benefits of seaweed.
I’m not sure she has noticed that we are no longer standing in front of her.
I watch her from the car, turn on the ignition, and drive away.
For all I know, she’s still there. Talking about the seaweed.
Wombarra Rock Pool gets 9/10 in my Pool Review of ocean baths:
- Wannabe triangle and rectangle pool encourages you to be creative with your lap… you decide from which point to begin and end
- It looks like it’s 50metres, though from where to where, I don’t know
- Panoramic view of the ocean
- Cold showers and change rooms
- Paddling pool for minions.
- Seaweed-eating locals
Next stop… Coalcliff Rock Pool
ENDS
Photo 1 – “Wombarra” by Cardinal Direction Productions
Photo2 – “Wombarra” also by Cardinal Direction Productions
Photo 3 – “Wombarra Rock Pool” by Aquabumps
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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