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!
The Bogey Hole pictured above, Collis rights below. It was only 4ft in the morning , but by dark there was thumping 8 foot sets pouring onto the coastline.
La La Bay
The Small
Another South Coast Low gave us a Bay Swell, so with a predicted North wind a call was made to check Callala Bay the next morning
Callala Bay Lefts
Its been over 9 Years since I have surfed Callala , so even though it was not a large swell pouring in, this was chance to ride our surf mat’s out there, and was joined by Brian Manahan and Justin Spittle for the early paddle out.
As always we seem to get a Bay Swell right smack in the middle of school holidays, so there was already a few kids in the water when we paddled out in the dark. Brian rode his kneeboard and this was our first time surfing mats out on the famed lefthander, so with a thick early morning crew already out we soon settled into a pecking of scraping around on the inside for the little runners , letting the bigger sets go to the guys riding boards.
After a hour or so of sliding around on small waves , it was time to move onto another location with some more grunt, as I had a need for some speed, and need to surf a rail and some fins!
PRETTY IN PINK
SPLAT BODYBOARDS
Brian scored this 1980’s fibreglass bodyboard off EBay recently
take note of the leash plug on the bottom of the board
By the time I walked out to there, there was nobody in the water , but a dozen or so on the beach, so with a low tide and this size swell running , there is plenty of wash thru’s happening . I took the chance to jump off the back of point into a couple of larger runners , and with that I was soon joined by a couple surfers and within a hour and the incoming tide there was a least 20 surfers
Big Closeouts
Fun Peak
A few Keg’s on the inside
Bumped into Marcus on the way out, and another 20 guys walking in as well!
Tubular Vision
Some reedited vision from the April Fools Day Bonanza we scored
Beaut Sunrise – South Coast Style
Justin Spittle taking in the View
After working most of the Easter long weekend , I was able to join the SCUMM crew for a slide on Easter Monday, catching up with Justin, Paul and Phil, with Eric choosing not drive down because of the Holiday traffic delays and mayhem ….he scored nice waves closer to home , but that's another story
It was a killer sunrise, with plenty of colour and trauma in the sky…and a nice little south swell running, with a touch of east thrown in, so there was a few waves to choose from. With one surfer already out in the water , and more to come , Paul mentioned that there was a few runners out at Coco Pops.
Bend and Stretch
Its a long kick out the back
As I approached the shoreline , there didn’t seem to be much happening off the Point , but with Paul’s assurance that there was waves, we all kicked out hoping for the best and at worst, we could still paddle back round the point and into Cove for a few waves.
Eureka …..let there be Waves
Ready for Lift Off
Not big waves but with just the 4 of us on mats, there was plenty of wave sharing action happening , with the loose one slipping thru with just one rider on the wave.
Phil Harper below
LOOK OUT FOR THE ‘ POP ‘
Plenty of boils in the water
Justin Spittle
Plenty of laughs and fun times were enjoyed, with the highlights for me actually skidding over the rock on my mat and trying to body surf a wave whilst exiting my mat on the take-off…Stupid me thinking that the mat would blow back over the wave and be waiting there for me …ha…luckily Paul had rode the wave thru and rescue it, saving me a very long swim in!
Johnny Tofu and I have made the switch. Dafins and Kicks are amazing. They are lighter and have at least as much power, are more comfy.......and come in an amazing range of colours.Try a pair
Smooth Glider Johnny Tofu
Johnny Tofu below showing how that ‘ wider foot pocket ‘ comes in handy for holding your wife's purse and tissues
