cam, 180 words, 0 comments, California, Carlsbad, Surfing

All Australians can surf; except for me. We did surfing lessons at Carlsbad, CA on saturday. The surf instructors were mainly servicing the Four Seasons group, but they allowed me and a mate to jum p in and take part. By the end of the two hours I was happily catching waves with a decent probability of success.

I carry an unfortunate physical similarity to Peter Garret in that picture. Being tall, lanky and bald will do that I guess. It was physically tough, especially as a beginner you get thrown around a lot by the waves. But it was a gentle swell, even so, I was the only one who went the full two hours, the rest got tired or had enough after about an hour or so. (more)