Surferstar

Got seriously shown up today.

I went surfing before work this morn with another surfermum and man, she was on fire! Champagnekate knows her local break! This was a lesson for a mere out-a-towner...

We considered, we ummed, we ahhed, and we finally plunged into the surf at Diamond right near the rip. "Glorious deep water," I thought. "Keep me away from that crunchy sandbar!"

We got out easy enough and before I knew it we were both paddling for our first wave. My first fumble was forgiveable enough (I thought), my hands slipped off as I went to push up (Husband's slippery board!) and I splatted the side of my face into the wave. I came up spluttering as Champagnekate was still hooting along the righthander into the rip!

The next one was mine, I thought.

Paddle, paddle, paddle, push up...push up...missed it! I blame my lead suit. I had been wearing the short arms and legs up until today and the steamer felt a little...heavy. You know how a poor workman blames his tools? That might be me.

"Come over here", said Champagnekate, "and I'll show you how it's done." She made me paddle over to the sandbank where I nearly kamikazied into the sandbar while she took off on a pearler, looking back at me with a wave and a grin.

You know how some days you are just unstopppable? And sometimes you are just a little piece of flesh, foam and fibreglass floating around on the ocean?

At least the water was warm.
SM

Happy Easter

It was a very Good Friday on the lake for the Grommie by the looks of the photo above. Happy family, picturesque lake, and an iphone. What more could you want?

Waves maybe. I haven't had an Easter surf yet but its not the swells fault - seems like things/family/wind keeps getting in the way. Have other surfermums caught waves? Tell me.

SM