Welcome to my little corner of life on the NSW South Coast of Australia....Surfing, Work and Family, and one beautiful stretch of coastline to share it in!
Friday, 18 November 2011
Funday Friday
I like Fridays....not only is the end of a working week, but I always seem to jagg a good surf , so when we were driving to work and rounded the corner into Husky, I gave Long Nose a quick glance, and saw white water breaking on the bommie...yep, there is a little bit of south swell in there, but the surf report on the local radio said its dead flat and swell from the North....so with me taking a mental note of this, we started to unload the van to start work , I pushed the thought of a surf on the back burner and proceeded to work head down and bum up! Around mid morning Brenden rang me from Bendy saying there was a bit of swell around and he had just got out after having a splash, so when we started having power issues with work, I rang Slats to give him the heads up and suggested that he and Gary go and have a look at Wrecky before bolting down the coast to Bendy....20 minutes later the phone rang with Slats telling me it was quite solid and just a handful of guys out...haha..a sneaky south swell that had caught the hordes and net dwellers out, then like a sign from God, the power at the shop that I was working at died completely and I explained to the owner that we might as well pack up and go while he waited for the sparky to show up...Yehaaa, I was home in a flash and straight out to Wrecky to catch up with my friends....and a good thing I did!
With just a handful of cars in the carpark, it was looking good for bugger all people in the lineup and when I finally cleared the long walk thru the track and bounced around the corner onto the coral sand, there was just 4 guys out and it was a solid, pumping 4ft+ with a screaming offshore to boot. Well it didn't take me long to get change and by the time I hit the water, there was only Gary and Slats out, with just a couple of kids on the rocks.....
So with my Go Pro camera strapped to my hand for a 'different' veiw' of the surf, I paddled out to sample the quality that was on hand ( no pun intended).....Yep, I love Fridays!!!!
Good mates and fellow kneelo's Gary and Mr Drift aka Robbie Slater ( he is the one sharing his love) pictured below
The video below I shot with the GoPro camera strapped to my wrist to get a 'different view' ....play it on wide screen HD and enjoy the view and the music byTequila Mockingbird......'Blue'
Thanks guys, blame the sunscreen on the second half of the vid, I normally lick and spit the housing constantly when its attached to the board, so when swimming around I just 'thought' she'd be sweet...the music is not half bad either!
Thanks Tom, just having fun with the gopro and we are lucky to live where we do with such a variety of good reef and beach breaks to surf, but now i know what guys like Slats and Simon go thru putting together a vdeo over 30 minutes long, they need a gold medal!!! Still got the Harddartz to work on yet and I love riding my surf mat in the right waves as well
Excellent video. Loved the shot of the body boarder flying off the lip. The dolphins added a nice touch of paradise. With your camera, surf mat & knee board your looking like the new George Greenough! Keep it up, it always a pleasue to watch.
Another great blog mate as usual....
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling a little sea sick,,,
ReplyDeletedefiantly getting better mate,,,really enjoyed this one, pity about the water blotches,,,ya need better spit!!
awesome waka!!! great to see you guys score
ReplyDeleteThanks guys, blame the sunscreen on the second half of the vid, I normally lick and spit the housing constantly when its attached to the board, so when swimming around I just 'thought' she'd be sweet...the music is not half bad either!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post Waka. you are getting seriously good with that hero cam now too. We'll be expecting a movie out of you sometime soon!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Thanks Tom, just having fun with the gopro and we are lucky to live where we do with such a variety of good reef and beach breaks to surf, but now i know what guys like Slats and Simon go thru putting together a vdeo over 30 minutes long, they need a gold medal!!!
ReplyDeleteStill got the Harddartz to work on yet and I love riding my surf mat in the right waves as well
Excellent video. Loved the shot of the body boarder flying off the lip. The dolphins added a nice touch of paradise. With your camera, surf mat & knee board your looking like the new George Greenough! Keep it up, it always a pleasue to watch.
ReplyDeletei'LL HAVE TO SECOND THE LAST COMMENT...KEEPING IT REAL...
ReplyDeleteThanks David and Grammy!
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