Phillip Island ....Round the Roundabout continues

Main street Cowes

Pino's for the best coffee in town

Robbie on the hunt for a new sun hat and reading glasses....dont know how many times I have stumbled along this road drunk back from the Pub!

John Condon 2nd in the Immortals Division

Fellow Waka's Donna, Ab's and Smurf at the Surf Club Kiosk

Slats and Smurf

Mike with Neil Cameron

Uncle Brian

The Whitehouse's with Simon

Feral Mick with his faithful dog

Mike and Mick

During a hold on the comp on Thursday

Well it couldn't stay offshore and sunny forever, so by Thursday the weather started to return to true Phillip Island conditions....wet and windy onshore conditions and about 4ft of swell which was still contestable depending on the tide. Tom Backer was still in the comp as was a few of my club mates from the WAKA'S, who were still going strong,with about 7 club members still aiming for a berth in their age division as well as the main Open draw. Finally after 5 days of holding the comp at Woolamai Beach, the contest was moved to the Summerland Peninsula at Penguin Parade.

Mark Able and me at Kitty Miller Bay

a young chick in its box at Penguin Parade

Turtle with todays menu

Paul Satchel from Seabreeze Photography

Albert before his semi final

Thursday's morning conditions (pictured above) wasn't the greatest, but with the tide filling in the remaining contestents got some good right handers to display their surfing, with  good wave selection being critical in getting through your heat.They decided to run off the Pro Junior final this morning due to other commitments of a fellow competitor, so in trying conditions Hamish Christophers surfed strongly to take out the final from Matt Novkov AUS 2, Sam Coyne USA 3,  Kelvin Weir NZ 4

Marcus Hague, Albert and Bill Learner

Hamish Christophers 1st in the Pro Juniors

After the comp finished for the day, we headed around to the Nobbies Centre to check out the views and imformation centre!

The Nobbies

Mike and Tom at the Nobbies