DETOUR

The endless search for a good wave.

With Xmas belting on the door and plenty of happy campers already descended down here on the South Coast , I was a little dubious about leaving our normal hunting grounds and heading south, but with me working straight after the ‘big day’ and this probably being our last road trip for the year , so with no hesitation i jumped in with fellow amigos da Bolt and Oily and off we headed down the coast


 

As we drove past the Dulla , we could see waves…so we did the right thing eh?
Well with what little NE windswell that actually made its way down this part of the coast, it was either tiny and clean or slightly bigger but blown out and crap….welcome to summer  during Xmas Holiday’s unless we get a nice cyclone swell  to spin down from Queensland to satisfy the eager hoards of holidaying family's and surfers




Oily and da Bolt….search boys





So after many ‘detour’s’ driving up and down the princes highway in search of that ‘magic’ wave that was in our own minds only and in reality  we not going to find, we proceeded to to go ‘detour’ after ‘detour’ till finally we came to the conclusion if we didn’t go out at the next spot, we wouldn’t  get a surf in …





So after checking one last dirt track off the Hwy




not the greatest and there was already about 6 guys over on the right, but the left was empty at least…and not to mention the eerie sea mist that was rolling in with the un forecasted onshore wind , so everything was going our way this morning?….not


Oily below enjoying some mat sliding




It was crap but at least I had my camera with me and the surrounding landscapes gave me plenty of photo opportunities, so I left them in the water and went for a look about

SHAPES AND TEXTURES

Self Portrait …yes, that's a towel I'm wearing

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and there was a group of young lid riders giving the other left a nudge



as well as the local cray fisherman out setting his pots




So by the time I had explored what was on offer the boys had came in with a big smile on their faces, so if was off for some breakfast and a few more detours ….


‘only a mat rider knows the feeling’





A short vid of our ‘detour’

and thru Oily's eye's

1080p from Bulkheads Stuff on Vimeo.