The Princeton, in Hamilton, was regarded as a popular venue for weddings parties and anything.  The dance floor is show here.  Things change.  Now the interior is divided up to provide doctors with consulting room and scanning and ultra sounds.
We are so fortunate to have medical services provided for little cost.  That is, if we really need half these procedures!  We have a wonderful health service, by and large.

Early today the beach side was idyllic, the water an inviting temperature.  The temperature, out of the water, has risen to 30 or so as the day wears on and the humidity is high (like February).  Hard to imagine the weather in England this week. Are they dreaming of a 'white Easter'?

Today's surf where things wild are.

Strange Newcastle Slides on Youtube by TheVincinia

View from above Bar Beach.

Are there plans to coal mine in Newcastle?  Wallsend, Kotara South, Minmi, King Edward Park, Glenrock? Look at the possibilities!

Cheers from Newcastle, Easter Monday!

Encomium
Autumn twitter at dawn
glorious summer went viral high noon

Cheers from Newcastle!
Bar Beach today.

Merewether beach then Dixon Park then Bar beach in the distance.

Bathers Way. Walk to Bar Beach and climb up the cliff walk

The Bar Beach car park where European tourists were reorganizing their belongings on their way to far distant Cairns in far north Queensland. The monsoon season or 'big wet' is a feature of tropical Australia and timing is a factor.

The car park above Bar beach. Glorious plans to change the Newcastle beachfront areas are mooted. An inexpert longstand idea is that trees would enhance this 'bald' parking lot, however, trees can be difficult to grow near the sea and could block out the sea-views. Views and tree vandals have been linked.
In the opposite direction was a 1984 Suzuki FR80 - fashions go in cycles!

Sand was washed or blown onto the paths recently which is not unusual at Bar Beach. Today, we saw warm spring weather and a rough surf.