Margie Simpson-Lee
The first time we introduced Margie into the Bondi Observer fold she was working with Ian Darling as executive producer on his film The Pool. She had convinced Ian, who was looking for his next project, to make a film about the importance of the pool to the community. The COVID closures were difficult for many as they came to realise “our daily interactions with each other were more than we realised”.
She also has a roster of regular clients whom she helps with their travel arrangements (not an easy time to be working in travel).
Margie is a dedicated rail, hail or shine ‘Berger.
“I moved into the area 23 years ago and Bondi quickly became my daily routine.
I’m an ocean lover, I need to submerge in the saltiness every day, hopefully twice a day.
My first hour of the day is spent in the water! I’m either swimming laps at Bondi icebergs which is a beautiful suntrap full of familiar faces or if the waves are pumping you can find me in the ocean bodysurfing. One way or another I’m in the water at Bondi 😊
There is always something happening at Bondi and no day is the same.
It can be noisy, it can be calm. It can feel very international and some days very local.
The waves, wind, weather forever changing on this beautiful coastline.”
The sunrise and late afternoon light can be mesmerizing, like an oil painting, you can lose hours soaking it in… and I do!
My two boys have the same love for Bondi and the ocean, it’s all they have known and every spare moment they are in and around it, losing hours but gaining much more.
There is something for everyone and you never feel alone at Bondi.
I love the energy it brings and its people. It’s a very special community. I’m so lucky to be part of it and I never take it for granted.
