“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came…” – John F. Kennedy
The Bathing Belles are 3 severe Oceanophilia sufferers from the beautiful region of Sydney's Northern Beaches. They are life long friends who are united by their terminal love of all things ocean! Every summer season they awake from their land bound state of hibernation, dust of their winter coats and commence their migration to the coast, where regular sightings are recorded of them at their happiest, languishing in the Narrabeen or Bilgola rock pools. Oceanophilia spotters have noted that they are a resplendent sight whether they are basking, frolicking or exercising (i use this term loosely) and on occasion have been mistaken for the migratory Whale species. As the sun sets they return to the domesticity of their land bound families but remain very silent about the days activities. At sunrise and as the family departs into the wider world, the towels are unfurled from where they have been hidden and the coastal migratory ritual is repeated again.
When they appear en mass they tend to stay together and are collectively referred to as a "splosh" of Oceanophiliacs. The name was created by ardent Oceanophilia enthusiasts and is self explanatory once they have been viewed in full flight!
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