Former Californian surfer Pat Bloomer and a number of other American surfers came to Southwest WA seeking uncrowded waves in the early 70s. Other US ex pats in the SW region include John Malloy, Tom Hoye, Vance & Nance Burrow, and Leon Thomasian.
Pat stayed in the undeveloped Yallingup Beach Caravan Park and a home-made beach shack at Lefthanders surf break before renting an old farm cottage at Quindalup Siding in 1973.
Quindalup Siding
Pat Bloomer. “From 1973 we rented and lived in an old farm cottage at Quindalup Siding for 7 years. It only cost us $20 per month.”
1973 Quindalup Siding rental property with Pat & hound on verandah. Photo Pat Bloomer.1973 Quindalup Siding farm cottage. Photo Pat Bloomer.1973 Quindalup Siding wooden shed. Photo Pat Bloomer.1978 Pat with his dad at Quindalup Siding. Photo Pat Bloomer.
Kalbarri
In 1974 Pat travelled to Kalbarri in his Kombi and lived & surfed at Jakes Point for 6 months.
Pat. “There was no cray fishing industry in Kalbarri, and it was quiet. We met Kalbarri local Craig Howe but didn’t see many other surfers. We didn’t know about the Bluff at Carnarvon at that time.”
1974 unidentified surfer Jakes Point Kalbarri. Photo Pat Bloomer.1974 Craig Howe surfing Jakes Point Kalbarri. Photo Craig Howe.
Former Californian surfer Pat Bloomer and a number of other American surfers came to Southwest WA seeking uncrowded waves in the early 70s. Other US ex pats in the SW region include John Malloy, Tom Hoye, Vance & Nance Burrow, and Leon Thomasian.
Pat stayed in the undeveloped Yallingup Beach Caravan Park and a home-made beach shack at Lefthanders surf break before renting an old farm cottage at Quindalup Siding in 1973.
Quindalup Siding
Pat Bloomer. “From 1973 we rented and lived in an old farm cottage at Quindalup Siding for 7 years. It only cost us $20 per month.”
Kalbarri
In 1974 Pat travelled to Kalbarri in his Kombi and lived & surfed at Jakes Point for 6 months.
Pat. “There was no cray fishing industry in Kalbarri, and it was quiet. We met Kalbarri local Craig Howe but didn’t see many other surfers. We didn’t know about the Bluff at Carnarvon at that time.”
Thanks Pat, for sharing your surfing memorabilia.
Pat lives & works in the Southwest region.
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