Where on earth..?

Surfing!!!

It's been like four years or something since I surfed the last time. Today I hired a surfboard from the local surf shop and got to the beach to check the waves. The weather was excellent. Some offshore wind and the waves were small enough for the beginner like me. So i took my board to the waves and waited for the first good wave. It seems that I haven't forgotten it all as I could read the waves quite easily and got the first wave i chose. Few strong strokes with my arms and suddendly the wave got me and I was sliding down the wave front. I was about to push myself away from the board to gain some speed when I noticed that I was positioned too far on the front. The same instant I was doing the classical nose dive with board flip from behind. Whee! Into the waves I went and the lesson was learnt. The second time I was accustomed with the balance of my new board and like 1-2-3 I was on top of the board, standing, and riding the wave. The feeling was awsome! Even after four years I was able to catch the waves with little effort and it was pure ecstasy! The three hours went flying and after the half day of fun I was ready to return to the beach. I was all smile even though my strenght was used.

As a side note I have to tell you that you can get 4 liters of a wine for as cheap as A$9.59 from the local bottle shop. This means that our food drinks got cheaper today =) So, we're learning how to cut the costs and as we moved to the AQ hostels dorm room we've been able cut the living costs and are staying on the calculated budget.

posted by Raine @ 12:39 PM