Too Funny!

Thank you to my beautiful friends and family. We drummed, we laughed, we ate and drank. This is why I love you.
SM

Waves at Red Head...ssh, don't tell anyone.

Finally got a pre-work-morning-surf yesterday! And at the dignified time of 9am - I love a post bus stop surf! Annie and I finally made good of that bank at Red Head that has had the better of us lately. You know the one I mean Franbaby?

I know you all would have been pondering on the big question of what to where to the big party?! I am going with a furry creature theme. For no apparent reason. So far I have heard of a genie, a warthog, someone with the cooky idea of wearing the colours of the rubix cube, and someone else in a hot pink 70's ski suit. Only one of these is true.

So, what are you wearing? Am I going to have to amuse myself here?!

Rest assured that if your outfit is too flambouyant for drumming, you can step into it post drums.

SM

PS. Northcoast Surfermums - you absence will be noted. :)

August Surf Report

Hi Ladies, another glorious day here at Hallidays – sun is shining, warmth has returned and the swell well it’s not cooperating, it has disappeared....... the picture says it all........

So what’s a MOBster to do??? Dust off the other equipment in the shed that also starts with a B. Yep AC Turv and I hit the local tracks on the mountain bikes.

We had a glorious 1 ½ hour ride – aim was Tuncurry Tip, via the back road....up hills, carrying bikes over fences, (don’t tell Land Care), over fallen logs, through and around puddles, getting bogged in the sand, crashing into the bracken – oh what fun! Yes this was an epic morning (nearly got to the Tip, but the girly bits were objecting). My companion rode extremely well, I’m impressed, learnt how to use the gears all 24 of them, getting on and off, riding with no hands – yes it was done (not telling for how long as you had to be there) I can see another ‘Annie’sconnedus’ Anaconda MOB Team in the making!

We finished off our ride with a leisurely swim – laps in the Blackhead pool (had to wash the mud off) before heading home for a much needed snack/lunch shower and rest ready for work.

Fingers crossed the swell improves, as the water temp and weather are too good and the girly bits need a break!

Whaddup Acturvs?

I reminded myself of Batgirl today. It wasn't because I was stylishly carving S bends on the face of waves, and it wasn't because I was doing the grapevine along my board, hanging ten, then doing the grapevine back. It was because I had a child on the beach eating their breakfast before school while I went surfing!

She poured her hot milk out of the thermos, sugared the weetbix and contentedly sat in the light of the rising sun and ate brekky. God love her, then she did her homework! Thats the kind of place we live in. One person walked past with a dog, the noisy swimmers (you know who I mean?) were down the beach a little, and other than that, the place was ours.

Of course Champagnekate caught the first and best wave, while middle child and I watched in awe. Her hair was blown back by the speed of the wave and we just saw her disappear off towards shore. Noice.

What of the Acturvs? Where are you Cathy? Can you post...or comment? Post a picture if you can.

Had a surf in the middle of Blackie the other afternoon. Husband (bless im) rang me at work to tell me he was going surfing with Middle Child. I was to get home quick and run down the beach in my wettie, then he would give me his board and he would run home in order to go and pick up Youngest from school excursion. Franbaby saw me run off down the road like a mad woman and politely refrained from telling me that Id forgotten my board. :) Its days like these...

SM

“Surf Diamond Reef great! Coming??” - a word from Annie

- a no time for cameras so thought this is close enough

Ok Mobette’s,
Tuesday – the day three of us head out to get some waves – what a morning – after a big weekend, for me that is – Tri season has finished and so did I – another challenge conquered.
Haven’t surfed the reef in ages – at 8.54am I received a text message from ACTurv
“Surf Diamond Reef great! Coming??”
Well I’d had just showered, washed and blow dried my hair.... all ready for a hard slog working on the computer..... What’s a girl to do...... Get amongst it like any one would, and I did. Nice full waves, first wave, it’s been a while, so a couple of strong paddles and up I pop, easy as, carve some turns lefts and rights, the wave continues, wow, what a feeling – a smile, a grin appears on the face and wow, cut back off the wave and paddle out to do it again.
Next wave, Sullo says, “it’s yours, get in the zone”, it was a good wave, again I paddle and pop up, wow, this is big – fast and full – wooo hooo – carve a few turns, it goes on and on, now the white wash is catching me, wave closes out, but I keep riding – the power, the beauty of the sea....... the grin is bigger this time. I paddle out again, to see ACTurv and Jules catch one in together – what a morning. Got out the back, behind the break, the blokes were impressed – they even said so – said the wave’s face was 8-9 foot – it was bigger than me (I’m 5’3”) – ahhh, now we girls know that blokes don’t go around and say things like that!, especially to you out there behind the break. Now I’m sitting here ready to start work feeling like nothing else matters..... I can still see the wave, the sun glistening across the face of the wave, the warm water..... good friends – at peace with the world.......

Hello Hello!

Last night I did a really fun thing. REALLY FUN! Eldest and I saw The Cat Empire play at The Enmore Theatre! It was such a blast, the place was jumping! And I mean that literally -the old floorboards were bouncing people all over the place! These guys play such a fun brand of music you can't help but groove and bounce. They brought the house down! (not literally but I wouldn't put it past the old Enmore!)



There's the spiritual leader Harry (he sometimes looks like he is praying when he holds the microphone with two hands at his chest, head bowed) with his alternate vocal sounds, amazing magic trumpet, and damn clever lyrics. Felix, does as damn fine job of being the clean cut front man - sexy voice, reggae drums, and fabulously gorgeous! Combine this with the other exceptional talents (drums!! keyboard!! double bass!! DJ dude! trumpet! trombone!) and you can't help but bump and groove with a smile on your face! It was great to see these guys enjoying themselves too. They would smile and nod in time with the drum/keyboard solo admiringly - like they enjoyed making this music! Ya gotta love it.

More smiling, more music please.

I'm alive, I’m alive, Im alive,
and my eyes want to cry,
and the night and the sky is so high
and life is sublime...

They play funky, earthy fun. You can't help but jump... Think I'll get them for my 40th. They'll come wont they??

SM
Going off to ring Felix.

Delightful Mother's Day

This day last year I was stuck in front of this computer screen studying all day long while other mums were surfing in the lovely Autumn sunshine. I hoped next years would be better.

Well, it was! Today I had the best Mother's Day ever! It started off with green eggs and ham in bed this morning. Thank you Dr Zeuss and those guys on tele that inspired my family to prepare this lovely breakfast (well, me really - I had it all organised so that they couldn't go wrong. ;) The green comes from spinach and parsley - not creme de menth as Husband suggested!

Then we went surfing at Crowdy with Acturv and co. Husbands minded kids and mums lolled about in the perfect conditions and leisurely tried our hands at a few right handers. Of course we pulled these off easily and would've pleased the crowd no end - had there been any people there! We almost had the place to ourselves. Its good if you can get it.

It was a classic Autumn day today - the sun warm and the water delightful. I hope all surfermums had a lovely day today whatever they did. And credit goes to the husbands for their contribution to making it possible. They know how we need to be spoiled now and then eh? ;)

SM